Nutrition for Lime Juice

Lime Juice Nutrition Summary

One tablespoon of lime juice (15.1 grams or 0.53 oz) contains 4 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Lime juice consist of 91% water, 8% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of total fat or protein.

Lime juice is a source of Vitamin C.

In one tablespoon of lime juice:

• Calories: 4
• Protein: 0.1 g
• Sugar: 0.3 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 0.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol in lime juice.

See the Lime Juice Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Lime juice, raw.

Calories in Lime Juice

Lime juice has 4 calories per tablespoon or 26 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

93% of calories in lime juice are from carbohydrates and 7% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Lime Juice

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar calories to lime juice by weight:

• Rhubarb: -1 calories
• Lemon: +1 calories
• Lime: +1 calories
• Watermelon: +1 calories

Protein in Lime Juice

A single tablespoon of Lime Juice contains 0.1 grams of protein. Lime juice is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.06 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in lime juice.

Protein Similar to Lime Juice

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar amounts of protein to lime juice by weight:

• Granny Smith Apple: same
• Passion Fruit Juice: same
• Cranberry: same
• Papaya: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Lime Juice

Lime juice is a source of Vitamin C. It also contains significant amounts of potassium.

Vitamins in lime juice (1 tbsp):

• Vitamin a: 0.3 ug
• Niacin: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 4.5 mg
• Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
• Folate: 1.5 ug
• Vitamin k: 0.1 ug

Minerals in lime juice (1 tbsp):

• Calcium: 2.1 mg
• Potassium: 17.7 mg
• Iron: < 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 1.2 mg
• Zinc: < 0.1 mg
• Selenium: < 0.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 2.1 mg
• Choline: 0.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, manganese, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6 or vitamin b12 in lime juice.

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Lime Juice ^[3]

Lime Juice Nutrition Chart

Lime Juice in Cooking

Lime juice is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Lime Juice can be consumed raw and is often squeezed or strained before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two tablespoons of lime juice.

Friends and Relatives of Lime Juice

Foods commonly cooked with lime juice:

• Serrano Pepper
• Jalapeno

Other similar relatives:

• Lime
• Mango
• Papaya