Fresh lime stored at room temperature have a shelf life of no more than one week. The refrigerator increases this time to 10-14 days.
If you have lime in large quantities and think that you will not be able to consume them all within two weeks, then prepare yourself a delicious and healthy juice.
There are two ways you can store the fruit drink - in the freezer or in the refrigerator.
If you choose the deep freeze – lime juice will stay fresh for several months. To do this, pour the lemon juice into ice cubes. Once they have hardened, you can put the fruit cubes into freezer friendly plastic bags.
Close the bags carefully and place the lime juice in the freezer. This type of storage allows the drink to stay fresh for as long as three to four months, after which its taste qualities begin to slowly decline.
If you prefer to keep fresh lime juice on hand, keep in mind that its maximum shelf life will be 2 to 3 days. For better storage, pour the drink into an airtight kitchen container. Make sure the container is tightly closed and no air can get in through it. Then place the container in the refrigerator.
Lime is an extremely healthy, nutritious and dietary fruit. It does not contain fat, sodium and cholesterol, which practically allows its consumption in unlimited quantities without risk to health. In addition, lime contains very few calories - in one medium-sized fruit of about 60-70 grams, there are only 20 kcal.
The benefits of lime are also related to the fact that it is an excellent source of plant fiber. If you want to get the necessary doses of vitamin C, choose this green citrus. Its high content of vitamin C (about 35%) favors the normalization of blood cholesterol levels.
