Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Lemons are a nutritious citrus fruit that can provide several health benefits. They ...

You might find yourself gravitating toward squash and other hearty vegetables when winter hits. But don’t forget about fruit.

Why are lemons sour? Delve into the genetic explanations behind the tartness of lemons and their production of citric acid.

Up to 30% of citrus fruit goes to waste ... I will also continue to explore the functional activities of those ingredients, hoping to discover more of their benefits to human health.

“The activity of functional ingredients from ... Shan and his team believe that neohesperidin extracted from citrus fruit might have the potential to help treat diabetes or problems with high ...

Choose citrus fruit that are firm and bright-looking; dull skins and soft patches indicate fruit that are past their best. Bitter Seville oranges and spice-sharp blood oranges, hailing mostly from ...

Citrus fruit rind color has long been used as an indicator of ripeness, but for some fruits such as mandarin fruit in the ...

The analysis focused on vitamin C from supplements, not from citrus fruit, but Prof Anderson said it is best to get your vitamin C through whole fruit. When you eat a whole fruit, you are also ...

But you may already have an earth-friendly cleanser in your kitchen fruit bowl: a lemon, lime or orange. “Citrus is a classic, nontoxic way to clean your home that really works,” says Shira ...

Make candied zest from any citrus fruit (see tip) and use as a tangy decoration for your cakes and cheesecakes. Once the zest has been poached in the syrup, you can toss it in extra sugar and/or ...

But the story is a bit more complicated as, like most citrus fruit, the orange is actually a hybrid. "There is no such thing as a wild orange in China," botanist David Mabberley, adjunct professor ...