Lemons

We love it for its juicy flesh, its flavour that hovers between sour and bitter, and its beautiful golden yellow colour. A tonic fruit rich in vitamin C, the lemon is also good for your body. Full of character, the lime is a tropical fruit. Tips for choosing well: a lemon should be heavy and firm, with shiny, bright yellow skin. Interested in the pulp and juice? Choose thin-skinned lemons: they contain more of both

Richer in vitamin C (over 70% for lemons compared with 48% for limes), lemons are the best known and therefore the most used. Lemon juice also has slightly higher concentrations of minerals such as magnesium and potassium.

From late March to early June (the flowering that gives the biggest harvest, from November to late May); late June (a small flowering that gives lemons which ripen a year later); in August–September (giving fruit harvested the following summer; these fruit are slightly green).