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Key Lime Juice

Key lime juice is the tart juice of key limes used in beverages, marinades, sauces, and desserts.

Key Lime Juice — illustrative ingredient image

About Key Lime Juice

Key lime juice is the expressed juice of Key limes, a small, strongly acidic lime variety. It is used in beverages, marinades, sauces, dressings, and desserts, especially preparations in which its sharp acidity is prominent.

The juice is thin and has pronounced tartness, an aromatic citrus character, and occasional bitterness. Its usual colour is pale yellow to greenish, although the available information does not establish a single appearance for every fresh or processed product.

Key lime juice may be sold freshly squeezed, bottled, strained, or sweetened. Bottled products can differ from fresh juice in filtration, concentration, sweetness, and added preservatives, so processing may change its flavour, pulp content, and behaviour in recipes.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Limecontains · Key Lime Juice → Lime

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Key lime juice

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Key Lime Juice nutrition & diet

Key Lime Juice nutritional value

Reference: Key lime juice, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
22.22504347826089kcal
Protein
0.6g
Carbs
7.3g
Fat
0.1g

Per 100 g edible portion. NEPA/UNICAMP, Brazilian Food Composition Table TACO, fourth edition (2011). Original reference data; carbohydrate is by difference. The named food form is not interchangeable with other preparations or a current brand label.

Portions & preparation

Use the juice from identified Key limes rather than generic lime juice, and distinguish fresh-squeezed, bottled, strained, frozen, concentrate, or sweetened forms. Pulp, dilution, added sugar, and the quantity used in a marinade or dessert all affect the relevant edible portion.

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Diet considerations

Key lime juice is plant-derived. Compatibility usually changes through the surrounding recipe: beverages and desserts may add sugar, dairy, eggs, or gelatin, while sauces and marinades may include fish sauce or other animal ingredients. Juice-based portions also differ from whole-fruit preparations in carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Brazilian Food Composition Table TACO, 4th edition — 219 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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