Product Description: The Lime is a gourmet's delight although it is rarely consumed on the its own. Limes are second only to lemons in terms of importance as a flavoring agent for foods, drinks and other, non-edible, products for home and industrial use. The use of lime juice and lime zest to enhance the flavor of rice, potatoes, salads, and cooked vegetables will cut down the amount of salt you need to use, and eliminate the need for adding fat. Lime juice is excellent in marinades, beverages, salad dressings, guacamole, seafood and barbecue sauces, fish and meat stews, sorbets, jams, and let us not forget Key Lime pie. Did you know?
- For hundreds of years, sailors and explorers have eaten us to prevent scurvy on long sea voyages
- We actually increase in weight after we?ve been picked
- We turn yellow as we ripen and become juicier and sweeter
- We?re more fragrant and more acidic than lemons.
Why Limes Are Good To Eat
- Like all citrus fruit we?re rich in vitamin C. 100ml of our juice has 47mg of vitamin C - more than the 40mg recommended intake for a day.
- We?re also a good source of pectin, a type of soluble fibre. In some studies, soluble dietary fibre has been shown to help reduce blood cholesterol.
- We?re very low in sugars which is why we taste sour. 100g has 120kJ and only 1g of natural sugar (for comparison 100g orange has 8g sugar).
Ingredients: Lime Nutrition Information: SERVING SIZE: 100g
| |
Per serving |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
30kJ |
30kJ |
| Fat, Total |
0.2g |
0.2g |
| - Saturated |
0.0g |
0.0g |
| Cholesterol |
0.0mg |
0.0mg |
| Sodium |
2.0mg |
2.0mg |
| Carbohydrate Total |
11.0g |
11.0g |
| - sugars |
1.7g |
1.7g |
| Gluten |
Nil Detected |
Nil Detected |
| Protein |
7g |
7g |
*The nutritional value of "Lime" will vary slightly depending on the variety and size
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