Chef Shares “Perfect’ Use for Lemon Seeds Instead of Throwing Them Out: ‘[I] Didn’t Know This’
February 25, 2026 | Source: The Cool Down | by Noah Jampol
One popular cookbook author is dead serious about not letting any single piece of food go to waste. That includes lemon seeds that you might mistakenly think you have no need for after you’ve juiced a lemon.
The scoop
Carleigh Bodrug, a plant-based chef, shared her latest example of zero-waste “Scrappy Cooking” on her Instagram account (@plantyou).
The first move is to stop throwing away lemon seeds. Bodrug explains they can be transformed into a key component of a delicious and healthy jam.
“Lemon seeds actually contain a lot of pectin, which is the perfect thickener for homemade jam,” she reveals.