If you've ever been cooking and been confused at the terms "lemon zest," "lemon rind," or "lemon peel," you aren't alone. These terms all sound similar and are used in comparable recipes, but they ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways Lemon peel contains vitamin C, plant compounds, and aromatic oils ...

Lots of recipes call for the zest of a lemon. In fact, lemon zest may even be a more common ingredient than lemon juice, although one of our favorite lemon-focused sweets, lemon curd, calls for both ...

The next time a recipe calls for lemon juice, you may want to think twice before throwing the rest away. Those leftover peels hold the fruit’s most intense flavors. The zest, the yellow outer layer of ...