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The biggest focus of Mexican citrus production is on Key limes; in 2003, Mexico produced 768,000 tonnes of Key limes and 235,000 tonnes of Persian limes. [10] For the 2010/11 season, Mexico forecasts that it will produce a total of 1.9 million tonnes of limes. [9] The largest importers of lime oil are the US, UK, Japan, Ireland and Belgium. [5]
The Key lime or acid lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia or C. aurantifolia) is a citrus hybrid (C. hystrix × C. medica) native to tropical Southeast Asia. It has a spherical fruit, 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 inches) in diameter. The Key lime is usually picked while it is still green, but it becomes yellow when ripe.
There are more than 20 types of limes with Persian limes (also known as Tahiti limes), Mexican limes (also known as key limes), finger limes (also known as caviar limes) and Makrut limes being ...
It is native to southern Florida and Texas in the United States, and to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America as far south as Paraguay. [2] Common names include: lime prickly-ash , wild lime , colima , uña de gato , and corriosa .
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Pecan Pie, Texas: 2 Hours 23 Minutes. Key Lime Pie, Florida: 2 Hours 22 Minutes. Peanut Butter Pie, Virginia: 2 Hours 21 Minutes. Wild Berry Pie, Alaska: 2 Hours 19 Minutes.
The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4] [5] Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as "limes", the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, [6] and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit ...
The Florida Keys celebrated its bicentennial Monday along the Gulf of Mexico with a Key lime pie more than 13 feet (4 meters) in diameter — which organizers intend to certify as a world record.