Umhlina
Umhlina (noma ulamula) uhlobo lomuthi omncane ohlala uluhlaza ohlotsheni lweCitrus lomndeni wezitshalo eziqhakazayo iRutaceae . Ilamula langempela liyinhlanganisela ye- citron kanye no- olitshi obabayo . Imvelaphi yalo ayiqinisekile, kodwa ubufakazi obuthile buphakamisa ukuthi amalamula aqala ngekhulu loku-1 BC kulokhu manje okusenyakatho-mpumalanga yeNdiya . Ezinye izithelo ze-citrus zibizwa ngokuthi umhlina .
Isithelo esiphuzi somuthi womhlina zisetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yesiphuzo sayo. I-pulp kanye ne-peel kusetshenziswa ekuphekeni nasekubhakeni. Isiphuzo sikalamula sicishe sibe ngu-5–6% we-citric acid, okwenza kube muncu. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yisithako esibalulekileeziphuzweni nasekudleni okufana ne-lemonade kanye ne -lemon meringue pie .
Ngo-2024, ukukhiqiza komhlaba wonke kwakungamathani ayizigidi ezingama-23, okuholwa yiNdiya neMexico ngamaphesenti awu31% ewonke.
Incazelo
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]Umuthi womhlina ukhiqiza isithelo esiphuzi esisaqanda esicwebezelayo. Ngokwezitshalo lokhu kuyi- hesperidium, ijikijo eliguquliwe elinesigaxa esiqinile, esifana nesikhumba. Isigaxa sihlukaniswe sibe ungqimba olunombala wangaphandle noma i-zest, olunephunga elimnandi namafutha abalulekile, kanye nongqimba lwangaphakathi lwe-pith emhlophe enjenge-spontshi. Ngaphakathi kukhona ama-carpel amaningi ahlelwe njengezingxenye ze-radial. Imbewu ikhula ngaphakathi kwama-carpel. Isikhala ngaphakathi kwesigaba ngasinye siyindawo egcwele ama-juice vesicles .