And yellow?
2006-12-18 02:21:38 · 5 answers · asked by ob_ms_man 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a hybrid citrus tree of cultivated origin. The fruit are used primarily for their juice, though the pulp and rind (zest) are also used, primarily in cooking or mixing. Lemon juice is about 5% citric acid, which gives lemons a sour taste and a pH of 2 to 3. This acidity makes lemon juice a cheap, readily available acid for use in educational chemistry experiments.
they are yellow cause they are sunkist.
2006-12-18 03:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jonathan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a hybrid citrus tree of cultivated origin. The fruit are used primarily for their juice, though the pulp and rind (zest) are also used, primarily in cooking or mixing. Lemon juice is about 5% citric acid, which gives lemons a sour taste and a pH of 2 to 3. This acidity makes lemon juice a cheap, readily available acid for use in educational chemistry experiments.
2006-12-18 03:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by moose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The naturally occuring citric acid makes it sour.
That's the same stuff they use to coat Sour Patch candies.
As to the color yellow, natural selection (evolution) and probably some selective breeding thrown into the mix...
unless you're looking for the specific pigment.
2006-12-18 02:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its the acid in them about making them yellow i have no idea.
2006-12-18 06:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by star wars freak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing it's the acid thats in it that makes them sour,yellow,I dunno
2006-12-18 03:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋