Consumption by Country The countries with the highest volumes of lemon and lime consumption in 2019 were India (3.2M tonnes), China (2.4M tonnes), and Mexico (1.9M tonnes), with a combined 38% share of global consumption.
The highest levels of lemon and lime per capita consumption was registered in Argentina (X kg/year), followed by Spain (X kg/year), Mexico (X kg/year), India (X kg/year) and China (X kg/year), while the average per capita consumption of lemon and lime was estimated at X kg/year in 2015.
Although citrus is not native to the Middle East, it has been the bedrock of its various cuisines — particularly Syrian, Lebanese, and Jordanian food — for thousands of years.
Most of the world's commercially grown lime trees are found in Mexico, the country that also consumes the most limes. Limes are used in cuisines throughout the world.
According to the current data for 2021, the countries with the highest lemon and lime exports are Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Turkey.
The lemon (Citrus limon) is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.
China is not a traditional grower of lemons, but Tongnan dominates the domestic market with nearly 100 processed lemon products, and exports them to nearly 30 countries. More than 40,000 families plant nearly 13,000 hectares of lemons in Tongnan.
China's main lime fruit-producing provinces are Sichuan and Yunnan. The largest lime fruit growing region is Anyue county in Sichuan, followed by Dehoong in Yunnan and Tongnan in Chongqing. The main varieties currently grown in China are Eureka lemons, Xiangshui lemons, Taiwan limes, and Beijing lemons.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 24.4 % of fruit consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 49.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 65.3 % in 2020.
Most species and hybrids of citrus plants called "limes" have varying origins within tropical Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Wen grows lemons on about 130 acres (53 hectares) in Anyue, a county in the southwestern province of Sichuan that produces around 70% of the fruit in China.
The lemon has come to symbolise many opposing ideas – while it's considered a symbol of luxury, love and longevity, it's also emblematic of sourness and disappointment. The lemon is bittersweet: its beauty at odds with the sharpness within. Of all the icons in the still life scene, the lemon is the most favoured.
Many of the lemons sold in Japan are imported from overseas, but there are also lemons produced in Japan. The Seto Inland Sea is the largest inland sea in Japan, and is surrounded by Western Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The “Seto-uchi lemon” is a famous variety that is grown near this inland sea.
Chula Vista, California (1888 to present)
The Sorrento lemon, one of the best lemons in Italy, gets its name from the town of Sorrento, southern Italy. The whole Amalfi Coast is known for lemons and limoncello, but Sorrento in particular.
1/ Okinawan diet – Japan
Widely considered to be one of the healthiest diets in the world, the Okinawan diet has numerous health benefits. So much so that Japan has the lowest obesity rates and second longest life expectancy of any developed country.
The banana (Musa sapientum) together with its relative, the plantain (Musa paradisiaca) is the most consumed fruit in the world.
China's leading fresh fruit export is apples, and the country is by far the world's largest apple producer.
Long history and rich resources. China is the origin of many varieties of citrus.
In the early 20th century, navel oranges were introduced to China through several plantings. At present, there are more than 100 countries and regions in the world that produce navel oranges, and the main ones are the United States, Brazil and China.
Lemon Chicken
This is entry level Chinese food at it's finest, mostly because it's not really Chinese food. You can find variations of this dish across Chinese restaurants in North America, Australia and the UK, but just about the only place you'll find it in China is in Hong Kong, because—as I said above—white people.
“The origin of the lemon is a mystery. Tanaka (1929, p. 342) suggests that it was not introduced to China until the Sung Dynasty (760-1297 A.D.), and it is still rare in India (according to Biraghi 1935). It was actively spread in the Mediterranean region by the Arabs about 1000 to 1200 A.D.
The country that produces the most lemons is Mexico. Argentina, the European Union and Turkey are the next largest producers of lemons. Within the European Union, Spain and Italy grow the most lemon trees, although they are also grown in Greece, Portugal and Cyprus.
The Lemon Tree, Citrus × limon, is an appealing glossy-leaved evergreen that can be grown for its edible fruits - lemons! This plant is originally native to Southeast Asia and is now found all over the world as a house or garden plant.