Citrus junos

Siebold ex Tanaka

Yuzu, Juzu

RutaceaeFruitLeavesSpice/BeverageScore: 36/100

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves - drink

The grated skin and juice are used as flavoring in soy sauces, miso toppings, and soups. The fruit juice is used for vinegar, and the fruit is eaten raw, used for drinks, and fermented. The leaves can be used for drinks.

Where to Find It

It grows in subtropical places. It can grow in Mediterranean climates. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Asia, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 2-7 m tall. The branches have long stout spines. The leaves are 3-8 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. There are fine teeth along the edge. The flowers occur singly and are white. The fruit are green when young and turn yellow when ripe. They are pear shaped and 4-8 cm across.

Nutrition Score: 36/100

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Peel	83.7	247	59	1.2	—	150	0.3	0.1

How to Grow

It can be grown by seeds, cuttings or layering.

Medicinal Uses

No medicinal uses documented in provided data.

Other Information

It is a fairly expensive citrus in Japan. It is a cultivated food plant.

Notes

It is possibly a hybrid between Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata.

Names & Synonyms

Kali jyamir, Pohon jeruk cina, Pohon jeruk yuzu, Xiang cheng, Yujanamu

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