On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:41:20 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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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.
>>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>
>>>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.

I haven't seen them in the stores locally. They may be available and
I just hadn't noticed. That being said, regular lemons are just fine
for what I use them for.