DESCRIPTION
Product: Lemon Peel Powder
Latin Name: Citrus × limon
Plant Family: Rutaceae
Other Names: Citrin, Citron, Citronnade, Citrus, Limón, Limonade, Nimbaka & Nimbuka.
Description: Lemons are harvested from small evergreen trees that are native to India and are now cultivated throughout the Mediterranean and most sub-tropical climates around the world. The trees can grow to 3-7 metres in height. The leaves are alternate, ovate-elliptical in shape, reddish when young, become dark-green in colour on the upper surface and light-green on the underside and 6-12cm in length. The 5-petaled flowers have a light fragrance; the flowers can grow in clusters or solitary and form in the leaf axils, they are white in colour with yellow stamens and a purplish underside. The fruits are oval with a apex protuberance 7-12cm in length the outer surface is bright yellow, tightly dimpled and waxy.
SUGGESTED USE
Powdered lemon can be used to flavour salad dressings, cakes, biscuits and scones when fresh lemon is unavailable. A decoction of the powder can be added to lotions, creams and shampoos. An infusion of the powder can be used to wash floors and surfaces as lemon is antibacterial.
SHELF LIFE
Shelf life of two years provided that goods are stored in an airtight container in ambient conditions.
