"Karen" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:41:20 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Karen" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>Well, now this one says 12 g for the whole lemon.
>>>>
>>>>http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...-juices/1937/2
>>>>
>>>>And here's for the Meyer:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.coheso.com/nutridata/Essn...m_details.html
>>>>
>>>>But still, the Meyer is much higher in carbs.
>>>
>>> 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.

I've seen them and I think I did try one some years ago when it came in a
CSA box. I was not impressed. Didn't seem to have a lot of flavor.