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Bring on the B’s: lemons are a source of the B vitamins, essential for helping your body convert carbohydrates, protein and fat to energy.

Antiviral, antibacterial vitamin C: lemons are a good source of vitamin C, helping strengthen your immune system.

Calcium in lemons is highly absorbable, thanks to their citric acid content.

Nutritional Information

Recommended Serving Size: 1 lemon (100g). Percentage daily intakes per serve are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ as specified by NZ Food Composition Data. Nutritional source: L92.

  • 0 % Vitamin C
  • 0 % Vitamin B6
  • 0 % Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
  • 0 % Dietary fibre (2.5g)
  • 0 % Calcium (110mg)
  • 0 % Magnesium

There’s more to lemons than just nutrition, for other great uses check out out our wellness section.

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Lemon Varieties

  • Lemons Varieties | First Fresh
  • Lemons Varieties | First Fresh

Yenben

The tartest of them all, Yenben Lemons are pale, smooth and thin-skinned, highly acidic and have minimal seeds: perfect for slicing into a cool, bubbly drink on a hot day.

Seasonal availability
June to September

Where to buy

  • Lemons Varieties | First Fresh
  • Lemons Varieties | First Fresh

Meyer

Sweet, high-colour Meyer lemons are part-lemon, part-mandarin. Less acidic and thicker-skinned than their Yenben cousins, Meyers are great for baking and preserving – and just about anything else in the kitchen.

Seasonal availability
June to September

Where to buy

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Lemons Recipes

First Fresh Lemons give beautiful flavour to sweet and savoury dishes – in fact, cocktail lovers, chefs and home cooks worldwide would be lost without their tart, zesty freshness. So next time life gives you lemons, make…

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Picked by our grower family, for yours

”There’s the enjoyment of actually producing something. There’s always that challenge of producing premium quality.“

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Health and wellbeing

We think our fresh Gisborne-grown fruit is pretty amazing. And not just for snacking. Learn how First Fresh fruit can help manage your weight, boost your immunity, care for your heart health and more.

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The first fresh story

We’re built on a foundation of family and a fierce loyalty to Tairāwhiti Gisborne. But we also have an eye to the future, with a commitment to sustainable growth.

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A real slice of Gisborne life

Is it the warm climate, high sunshine hours, or fertile soils that create the best growing conditions in the world?

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