The summer was a season of fruit beverages, when the price of lemons rose slightly, but this year the increase was particularly marked, almost one price a day。
Take, for example, the lemon from sichuan ange, the price increased three to five times over the same period last year. At one point, “free lemon” “unable fruit” became a hot topic on social platforms, and even the drinking shop began to wonder whether it was a temporary lemon tea. And it's funny to say, "get some lemon tea now, it's investment."
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A lemon tea. What's the price
According to dr. Botanicals, shizu, the reasons behind the increase in the price of lemons can be summarized as two things: extreme weather leading to a massive reduction in the production of lemons, and the continued increase in market dependence on lemons. Demand is strong, supplies are tight and prices are high。
Lemon is a typical tropical, subtropical fruit, with certain requirements for the growing environment. “it must be warm, wet, strong light, and it must also be well drained acid soils.” according to sputnik. Lemon seems to like water and is actually afraid of flooding; it seems durable, but it is extremely sensitive to the climate and the environment。
Over the past two years, there has been a high incidence of climate variability. Last winter's low temperature in the main production area, and this spring's “spring cold”, affected the development of lemon buds. “the year of lemon is divided into two seasons of spring fruit and autumn fruit, with the largest production of spring fruit, which, once reduced in the spring, affects supply throughout the year.”
Will the balcony plant a lemon tree that will free the lemon
Someone's moving: if the market is too expensive, can i grow it myself? The answer was: you can try, but don't get too hopeful。
“it is not difficult to germinate the lemon, but it is very demanding in terms of its healthy flowering, results and productivity.” first, the soil is acidic, while the soil is alkaline in many parts of the north, which is detrimental to the growth of the lemon; second, there is a strict need for the lemon for light, which is more than 1,000 hours per day, which is almost impossible to achieve in the balcony of a normal family。
“some people have planted fruit, but often only one or two, and the result is too much to take.” the scrutinies laugh. Not to mention some of the pelt-planted lemon trees that are sold on the market, which are ornamental plants, which, in order to ensure their appearance, may be sprayed during planting, and the fruits are not suitable for food。
However, while it is impossible to achieve “freedom of lemonade” by planting lemons on the balcony, growing vegetables, composting, observing plants on the balcony is also a connection to nature, which activates our sense of ablution, the smell of wind, the rhythm of life, and gives people a say in life。
Vitamin c's misunderstanding
Lemon is well known and loved by the general public, partly because of its unique aroma and sour smell, and also because lemons have always been the representative of “vitamin c-rich” and even a lot of beverages and health products are packed with two yellow-cut lemons representing high-dimensional c content。
But lemon's vitamin c is not really high. Only 22 mg vitamin c per 100 grams of lemon is present, which is similar to large cabbage (white mouth). It's like monkeys, peppers with a vic content, and even lemons three to six times。
Why is the lemon considered a vitamin c representative? This is closely related to the fight against sane blood disease in the age of navigation. There was widespread haemorrhagic disease among long-serving sailors. After repeated attempts, they discovered that the patient had been drinking raw lemon or orange juice, which had significantly alleviated the condition, and that fruits containing vc had become “life-savings” during the long voyage。
In its initial use, however, they boiled lemon juice and stored it in copper containers for fear of decaying fruit juice, without saying that during the boiling process, copper ion further damaged vitamin c and rendered it ineffective. It was later realized that only the carrying and consumption of fresh fruit can truly effectively prevent sane diseases。
For a long time, a strong link has been established between the lemon family and “vitamin c supplementation” against “fatal haemorrhagic disease”. Even if it had been a blue lemon on board, it had eventually evolved into a yellow lemon image that we know today. Lemon is thus the proxy for “vitamin c supplementation”, although its vitamin c content is not really high。
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