Lemon is one of the most popular citrus fruits for many different consumers.It contains rich nutrients and various bioactive compounds such as vitamins

amino acids

mineral elements

phenolic acids

flavonoids and carotenoids.Along with the increasing health awareness of people

more and more consumers and researchers are becoming interested in the nutritional

health-promotion and medicinal values of lemon fruits.Based on the reports in current literature

a comprehensive review of the nutritional

health-promotion

and medicinal values of lemon fruit and their relationship to human health were introduced in this paper.We hope that the information summarized in this article is useful for future scientific consumption of lemon fruit in China.