Can you substitute lemon juice for lemon zest?

Answer 1

The fragrance of the grated lemon rind (= lemon zest) can not be substituted by lemon juice in a cooking receipe. Lemon juice has a prickly sour taste and only a very slight, sometimes flowery fragrance. Lemon zest has a very strong lemony scent but a rather bitter or bitter/oily taste. If you don't have lemon zest for a cake, put something different like brandy, rum or cardamon powder.

Answer 2

No.
1) Not the same flavor. The zest is full of volatile oils.
2) One (juice) is a liquid while the other (zest) is a solid.
3) Even if you were satisfied with just a "lemony" flavor. The amount needed to get a "lemony" flavor is so different that it would screw up any recipe.

I think the main difference is the smell. Lemon juice does not smell as strongly as the zest. Scratch a lemon and smell it.

Answer 3

you could. But I cant say what the results would be without knowing what you are making.

if its adding lemon zest to a baked goods and i had no fresh lemon i would just omit it. Not substitute the juice. But need to know the dish to be accurate.

Answer 4

Lemon zest comes from the yellow portion of the lemon's rind. Lemon extract is a very strong concentration of lemon flavor so only half as much should be used when substituting it for lemon zest.

Answer 5

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it will answer all ur lemon questions

Answer 6

Yes, lemon extract can be used in place of lemon zest. If your recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of lemon zest, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract or 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.

Answer 7

Sure, its not the same thing but who cares? Use juice sparingly.

Answer 8

Yes, you can. Lemon peel is lemon zest. Just grate your peel really fine and make sure not to get the meat of the peel - only the extreme top layer.