The water in which lemons are soaked is too cold to soak the fragrance easily. If soaked in boiling water, more bitter substances will be dissolved, such as hesperidin. Some people worry that too high water temperature will lead to the loss of vitamin C. In fact, lemon is more acidic, and vitamin C has better heat resistance under acidic conditions and is not so easy to lose. Drinking lemonade is not just for a little vitamin C. As the temperature rises, the food will be more sour, so hot lemonade will be more sour. The solution to this problem is simple. Let the lemonade cool a little before drinking.
2 What is the role of lemon soaking in water for whitening? Because lemon is extremely rich in vitamins, lemonade is a good beauty product, which can prevent and eliminate skin pigmentation and play a whitening role;
Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases Drinking lemonade can also prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, because lemonade can alleviate the role of calcium ions in promoting blood coagulation, so it can prevent and assist in the treatment of hypertension and myocardial infarction;
Prevention and treatment of lemon water in kidney calculi contains a lot of citrate, which can inhibit the crystallization of calcium salt, thus preventing the formation of kidney calculi, and even reducing the number of stones in some patients with chronic kidney calculi. The research results published at the annual meeting of the American Urological Society also show that drinking lemon juice can increase the level of citrate in urine, and citrate can prevent minerals in urine from forming crystals in the kidneys, that is, kidney calculi.
Enhancing immunity Lemon is rich in vitamin C, which has many functions, such as antibacterial, improving immunity, and assisting the generation of bone collagen. Drinking lemonade regularly can supplement vitamin C. Drinking 500 to 1000 ml of lemonade every day can reduce runny nose when you have a cold, and the cold will spread quickly, especially when you have just caught a cold, and you can recover without taking medicine. In addition to resisting bacteria and enhancing immunity, it also has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and relieving summer heat.
Less well known is that lemon can also expectorate, and the expectorant effect is stronger than that of oranges and citrus. Add warm water and salt to lemon juice, drink it and cough up the thick phlegm accumulated in your throat. At the beginning of a cold, you may wish to wash it with lemon and honey, which can relieve sore throat and reduce discomfort such as dry throat.
How about drinking lemonade every day? Because lemon is too sour, it is not suitable for fresh food. People often use lemons to make drinks to absorb nutrients. For example, soak fresh lemon slices or dried lemon slices in water, or juice lemons directly. Experts pointed out that vitamin C in lemon can keep interstitial tissue in the human body in a normal state and prevent cells from becoming brittle and losing resistance. Therefore, lemon can help people to prevent colds and fight cancer to some extent. Normal people can drink lemonade every day, but in order to prevent the harm of acidic substances in lemons to the gastrointestinal tract, it is best to control the daily intake of lemonade within 1000ml. People with hyperacidity or gastric ulcer had better not drink lemonade.