Category/Lime juices: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 12:18, 16 March 2023
Lime juices contain pulp and juice from limes (wikipedia). EU legislation requires a minimum of 99% lime fraction.
The category has been subdivided in Squeezed lime juices, for nectars that come straight from the pineapple, and Lime juices from concentrate for juice that has been first dehydrated and later hydrated.
Ingredients
Required ingredients
- lime
- concentrated lime juice and water in the case of Lime juices from concentrate. The ingredient is often noted as lime juice from concentrate.
Optional ingredients
Some popular additional ingredients:
- potassium metabisulphite (E224) as preservative
Disallowed ingredients
- any other fruit
Production process/labels
The most important labels (>10%)
Nutritional information
The nutritional values between the 10% and 90% percentiles:
- Energy: 79-217 kJ/100ml
- Fat: < 0.5%
- Saturated fat: < 0.1%
- Carbohydrates:5.7-12.4%
- Sugars: 4.9-12%
- Fiber: 0.5%
- Proteins: 0.2%
- Salt: < 0.01%
- Fruit percentage: > 99% (by definition)
Nutriscore
Nutriscore D or E.
Related categories
- When the product contains more than 99% Lime, it can be found under Lime juices.
- Products with less than 50% lime as only fruit can be found under Lime-based beverages.
- Products that contain multiple other fruits can be put under Multifruit nectars of Multifruit juices.
References
- Lime juices in Mirabelle
- EU legislation
- Wikipedia