Lemon: weights & conversions
One weighs about 84 g. 100 g is 29 calories and 1.1 g of protein.
Also written as: lemons, whole lemon, לימון.
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1 lemon of lemon is about 84 grams.
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts lemon instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lemon | 84 g | 2.96 oz |
| 2 lemons | 168 g | |
| 3 lemons | 252 g | |
| 4 lemons | 336 g | |
| 6 lemons | 504 g | |
| 12 lemons | 1008 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 29 | 1.1 g | 0.3 g | 9.3 g | 2.8 g | 2 mg |
| Per lemon (84 g) | 24 | 0.92 g | 0.25 g | 7.81 g | 2.35 g | 2 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 33 | 1.25 g | 0.34 g | 10.5 g | 3.18 g | 2 mg |
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Common questions
- How much does one lemon weigh?
- One lemon weighs about 84 g (2.96 oz), so a pound is roughly 5 of them.
- How many calories are in lemon?
- Lemon has about 29 calories per 100 g, so one lemon is roughly 24 calories.