Key (incl. Mexican & West Indian) Limes

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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for limes (Persian/Tahiti and key lime). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Limes develop chilling injury as peel pitting if held below their optimum storage temperature, and stylar-end breakdown is aggravated by field heat and rough handling. Sensitive to ethylene: keep away from ethylene-producing fruit. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

The pinned lime profile identifies Citrus latifolia. It does not establish matching composition for Key/Mexican/West Indian lime (Citrus aurantiifolia).