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Meyer lemon

Citrus· citrus

Meyer lemon

What it is

Meyer lemon is Citrus × meyeri, a hybrid believed to be a cross between a lemon and a mandarin or orange.

What it tastes like

On the nose: piney, citrus, rose, camphor. Among its measured molecules: umbellulone, bicyclosesquiphellandrene, DL-piperitone, undecanal, Thymol methyl ether.

What goes with it

151 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

Every one of its 20 compounds carries a paper the library can cite.

Sources

  • Chunxiu Li 2024, Research Square (preprint, not yet peer-reviewed as of fetch)