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Lemon

Source area	Sorrento Peninsula - Italy
Nutritional Intake	Lemon has a good content of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorous, copper, manganese and silicon. The fresh fruit is rich in vitamin A, B1, B2, B3. 100 g of product contain the 70% of vitamin C daily requirement. Also rich in antioxidants like flavanoids, antyocianins and carotenoids like quercitin, tangerentina, limonene and rutin. High levels of citric acid and malic acid.
Period of transformation	From the first week of April to the first week of May
Trivia	Lemon cultivation in the South of Italy is widespread and well located in some areas of Sicily, Calabria and Campania. At the beginning of 20th century, many emigrants to North Europe came from those areas: in Switzerland they were called, in a derogative way, Zydrooneschittler, that is “lemon-shakers”. This nickname took inspiration from Goethe’s work “Italian Journey”, to mock the farmers whose main activity was the cultivation of lemon. Today, Italy is the 7th lemon producer in the world.

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