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"Karen" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:33:50 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Oren" > wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:30:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>> Julie, according to Sunkist the meyer lemon has 4 grams per 2 oz
>>>>> http://www.sunkist.com/healthy/nutri...spx#meyerlemon
>>>>> and the standard lemon has 5 grams per 2 oz.
>>>>> http://www.sunkist.com/healthy/nutri...ts.aspx#lemons
>>>>> One gram difference is not a lot.
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>>>>When I looked it up it said that one lemon has 5 grams while one Meyer
>>>>lemon
>>>>has 41 grams.
>>>
>>> Citation needed, please.

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>>Well, now this one says 12 g for the whole lemon.
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>>http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...-juices/1937/2
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>>And here's for the Meyer:
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>>http://www.coheso.com/nutridata/Essn...m_details.html
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>>But still, the Meyer is much higher in carbs.

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> Only because the two sites you listed compared 8.4 ounces of myer
> lemon to 4 oz of regular lemon. Change the serving size so you
> compare the same amounts you will find there is not much difference.
> 1 oz meyer lemon had 4.51 g carbs and 1 oz regular lemon had 3.
> Not much difference when you compare identical amounts.


Oh. Okay then. But I still like lemons and see no need to switch to
something else.