Fruit

Flesh

Lime flesh is the pale green, juice-laden pulp inside the peel—the vesicles that burst with sharp citric acid and floral aroma. It is eaten as supremes in salads, muddled in drinks, or left attached when fruit is squeezed. Membranes between segments can be bitter; careful supreming removes them for refined plates. Flesh is not usually cooked long—heat flattens top notes—but brief contact in ceviche “cooks” proteins with acid. Choose fruit with plump vesicles; dehydrated, pithy interiors yield little juice and harsh bitterness.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedFreshSliced

Traits

Main YieldPrimary MeatVersatile

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 57.2

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.31 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.16 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 12.5 g
Dietary Fibre 2.01 g
Total Sugars 10.6 g
Complex / starch 1.03 g
Protein 0.81 g
Water 79.9 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 57.2 kcal
Water 79.9 g
Carbohydrates 12.5 g
- Sugars 10.6 g
- Starch 1.03 g
- Fibre 2.01 g
Protein 0.81 g
Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
  - Omega-3 0.01 g
Vitamins 41.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.47 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 16.9 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.33 mg
- Vitamin K 5.5 µg
Minerals 327 mg
- Major Minerals 325 mg
  - Calcium 20 mg
  - Sodium 5.16 mg
  - Potassium 300 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.02 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.05 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.47 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.23 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 16.9 · vitamin-e: 0.33 · vitamin-k: 5.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.16 · Potassium: 300 · Calcium: 20 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Flesh of Lime: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1800

Flesh denoted the main edible portion after dressing fish, fruit, or animals.