Both juice and valuable essential oils, for a unique scent and an intense aroma, characterize Lemon from Syracuse. Its juiciness exceeds 34%: the juice of just one lemon covers almost the entire daily needs of vitamin C for an adult.
Even from the aesthetic point of view, this lemon can be recognized thanks to its largest and homogeneous size, its colour which distinguishes itself for its different shades of yellow and green, but always full and bright, the fine grain of its skin, and the absence of aesthetic defects. It is very rich in vitamin C and minerals, refreshing, aromatic, digestive, astringent, diuretic.
Lemons all year long
Primofiore
This is the name given to the fruits picked from September to April. The colour of their skin ranges from light green to lemon yellow. Their shape is elliptical and their weight is never below 100 grams. In comparison with the other varieties of Limone di Siracura IGP, Primofiore, which is present throughout the cold season, has a higher level of acidity and thus a greater presence of vitamin C.
Maiolino
It is also known as 'Bianchetto' or spring lemon. It is characterized by a beautiful deep yellow colour and few seeds. Its shape is larger and more oval, its acidity is lower. Its pulp distinguishes itself for a particular yellow colour, it is richly flavoured, and its juice is delicately yellow.
Verdello
It is also called summer lemon. It is characterized by the light green colour of its peel, as well as a balanced acidity with a very good flavour. It is especially suitable for drinks and ice creams. It has very few or no seeds and its shape tends to round, with slightly smaller size. Its yellow pulp provides a lesser quantity of juice, which however is very scented.
The numbers of Syracuse Lemon
With its 5,200 hectares, 1,000 producers, 120 thousand tons of products, lemon-growing in Syracuse is considered as a large natural open air factory. It plays an irreplaceable role for the protection of this landscape and its biodiversity, in an area rich in food-and-wine excellences. Nearly 400,000 work days per year are realized by specialized farmers, managed by the 42 members of the Consortium, 33 individual producers, 4 associate producers, and 4 cooperatives. These numbers lead the commercial value of this production to 25 million Euros and lemon groves to 50 million Euros.
Just lemon’s beauty
Resistant crates and the mark of the Consortium, with a stylized yellow lemon with green leaf: with these simple, but effective tools, the lemon from Syracuse goes around the world to the most demanding markets: USA, Russia, and above all Great Britain, which more than other Countries requires it. The strength and brightness of the skin allows this packaging to be as natural as possible, relying on the intense scent of lemon in order to attract consumer's attention.
