Sweet lemon, Mosambi aka citrus limetta or sathukudi in Tamil is one of the most popular healthy juices you might have at least once if you had lived or visited in India. It is a seasonal fruit and can be found in all parts of the country, abundantly available during the summers.

Mosambi’s tangy, sweet and refreshing taste is quite a pleasing thing yet it is loaded with lots of health benefits. You can enrich yourself with vitamin C where for every 100gm of this juice will give 30 mg of vitamin C [1]. It also has Copper, Zinc, Iron, Calcium & Potassium. Also a valuable juice to have in  your weight loss program.

As vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and it is one of the essential vitamins which is very much needed for normal growth, development and repairing of the tissues in all parts of your body.

Vitamin C  is quite important in repairing and maintaining cartilage, bones and teeth and forms a very important protein to make skin, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. It is one of many antioxidants which negates the damage caused by free radicals.

Free radicals are created when you consume tobacco or radiation and when the body breaks the food and its role cannot be ignored in development of  cancer, arthritis, heart diseases conditions and in the ageing process.

Mosambi has profound health benefits and can help you in these things

1. Digestion, maintaining weight
2. Maintaining Sugar levels and helps to ward off  heart diseases by boosting blood circulation
3. Antioxidants, anti ageing properties and aids your immune system
4. Good for Skin, Eyes, hair, gums, bones, teeth, cartilage , ligaments and blood vessels.
5. Aids in smooth functioning of the liver, nervous system, respiratory health.
6. Huge health benefits during pregnancy

As Vitamin C is not made by the body on its own and the body doesn’t store it. It is very essential for you to consume good quality vitamin C containing foods in your daily diet.