Do not peel lemons in water.

Lemons are very rich in fruit acids, vitamin C and other components. And lemon peel in the fiber content is relatively high, the use of lemon with the skin of the water can effectively make the fiber in the water into the water.

Fresh lemons contain more hesperidin, naringin and other bitters, especially lemon seeds, lemon peel in the more content. These bitters will have a bitter taste, whether soaking or not soaking water is more obvious. However, after the sun is exposed to the bitter flavors will be destroyed, so the bitter taste will be reduced when using dried lemons in water.

When the temperature of the water in which the lemons are soaked is too high, the bitters inside the lemons will also dissolve into the water, causing the lemonade to be bitter. The higher the temperature of the water, the more acidic and bitter the lemonade will be, and using lukewarm water to soak the lemons will reduce the bitterness. If the lemons are spoiled, the sourness may not be particularly noticeable, or there may be some alcohol flavor, which should be avoided.

Deseeding lemons reduces the bitterness of the lemon seeds, and you can also add honey to adjust the bitterness and enhance the flavor. In addition, it is also necessary to control the water temperature and soaking time, the water temperature should not be too high to warm boiled water is appropriate, soaking time is not too long, so as to avoid aggravation of the bitter flavor.

Misconceptions about lemonade:

Some people think that lemonade should be thicker, in fact, a piece of lemon can be soaked in a large bottle of water. Such lemonade does not have a strong acidic flavor and can be consumed without sugar or honey, which contains less energy.

Lemon must be with skin, slices must be thin, because the skin part of the flavonoids higher, may be more worthwhile than the lemon pulp, lemon essential oils are also mainly in the skin inside, cut thinly in the lemon peel in the aroma is easy to soak out.

Lemon peel, including other citrus peels, contains some bitter flavonoids, such as hesperidin, naringin and so on, but they are also beneficial ingredients. There's a bit of a light bitter flavor that works with the acidity, and it's a much more thirst-quenching drink when it's hot.

Some people say lemons can't be soaked in hot water for fear of vitamin C loss. However, if you use cold water to soak lemons, it's likely that the flavor won't soak through. Due to the strong acidity of lemon, vitamin C in acidic conditions of heat resistance is better, not imagined so easy to lose, soak lemon slices of water temperature is not higher than 60 degrees is not a problem at all.