But that article mentions that lemons can only be stored a limited amount of time, thus requiring restocking during long voyages. However the infrastructure for

But that article mentions that lemons can only be stored a limited amount of time, thus requiring restocking during long voyages. However the infrastructure for that wasnt there yet, only those 200 years later it is mentioned that "Spain's large empire and many ports of call made it easier to acquire fresh fruit" and enabling the first long distance expedition without scurvy. Still looks partially like a cost/benefit thing (even though there were indeed many doctors not believing lemons were the cure and instead prescribing "fizzy drinks" with sulpheric acid).