What Color is the Inside of a Lemon? Exploring the Hesperidium
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3 min read
Botanically, a lemon is a hesperidium, a type of berry with segmented pulp inside a separable rind. Most people assume the inside of a lemon is simply 'yellow', but a closer look reveals a world of pale yellow flesh, spongy white pith, and a science that dictates its final hue.