Lemon

The lemon or lime is the approximately fist-sized fruit of the lemon tree from the genus of citrus plants (Citrus). It is a group of varieties that is the result of a cross between bitter orange and citron (Citrus medica) .

The evergreen trees produce elongated oval fruits (the lemons) with yellow or green-yellow peel. The juicy, acidic flesh contains about 3.5-8% citric acid and a lot of vitamin C. Juice, citric acid, essential oil and pectin are extracted from lemons.