Citron Tea

Tea with rich vitamin C is good. In particular, citron tea with a sweet and sour taste is rich in vitamin C, which helps with health care. Let’s learn about citron tea and its efficacy.

What is Citron?
Citron is a fragrant citrus fruit with a thick, bumpy rind colored in yellow or green. Citron is often confused with lemon for its similar appearance. The flesh of these fruits is usually not used because of its dryness and bitter taste. But rich aromatic chemicals and nutrients in the iron peels are good to serve for desserts and teas. Citron is also known for its uses in traditional medicine, perfumery, and cooking.

Citron Tea
Try citron tea for many values. Citron contains a lot of various organic acids that can help with anti-aging. Citric acids boost metabolisms. And there is more vitamin B than in other citrus families. Folic acid in it treats iron-deficiency anemia and is needed for pregnancy. Hesperidin in citron has protective effects on capillary tissues and helps prevent osteoporosis. Lots of calcium, much higher than apples or bananas, maintain bone health.
Of course, it is rich in vitamin C, compared to any other fruit. About 105 mg of vitamin C is 50% more than the same size of lemon. With high vitamin C contents, it is well known to overcome colds and coughs and is good to relieve alcoholic hangovers. The limonene component, which produces the bitter taste of citron, acts as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory to relieve inflammation. In the case of smokers, smoking a cigarette destroys about 25 mg of vitamin C, as eating citron can make up for the lack of vitamin C. Adequate supplements of vitamin C protects the blood vessels from oxidative stresses.
Citron is a food that helps prevent cancer. Narinine in citrus peel has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Narinine has been found to be non-toxic to the human body, to inhibit cholesterol and to change leukemia cells into normal cells through research.

When you make tea with citron, cut the citron appropriately, put sugar or honey water in a bottle, seal it, and leave it in a cool place for 4 to 5 months. After that, put an appropriate amount of citron syrup in boiling water to complete the citron tea. You can boil the sliced citron in water a few pieces and drink it. Citron tea is effective for coughing, headache, and nerve pain. In general, it is appropriate to drink about 2 to 3 cups of citron tea a day.
There are other ways to uses citron. The thick rind of citron is candied by boiling it in sugar syrup. Candied citron peel is often used in baking, especially fruitcakes and other desserts. Citron zest (grated rind) can flavor various dishes, sauces, and beverages, adding a citrusy and slightly floral aroma.


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