lemon flavor

Sour yellow taste

Lemon flavor is the taste characteristic of lemons—bright, tart, and citrusy.

The phrase appears on food packaging to indicate lemon taste without necessarily containing real lemon: lemon-flavored candy, lemon flavor added.

In cooking, lemon flavor comes from juice, zest, or extract: The cake needs more lemon flavor.

Related
  • citrusAcidic fruits with segments
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie
  • sourSharp, biting taste
  • zestKeen enjoyment or peel
  • tangySharp and lively-tasting

yellow · peel · juice · pucker · bright · acidic · refreshing · iced tea · rind · squeeze · wedge · sharp · fresh · meringue · pie filling · curd · pound cake · bitter

Categories
Opposites
taste profile

lemon flavorsweetness

Sugary taste quality

caramel flavor · sweet flavor · maple flavor · chocolate flavor · sugary

citrus spectrum

lemon flavororange flavor

Taste of citrus fruit

flavor intensity

lemon flavortasteless

Having no flavor

unflavored · bland · flavorless · mild flavor · plain

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G