Overview
Types:
Acid and Sweet; Seeded and Seedless.
U.S. Grades
Varieties:
Acid and Seedless; Persian, Tahiti, Bearss, Acid/ Seeded, West Indian, Mexican, Key
Storage Conditions
USDA recommended storage 48° to 50° F. (8.9° to 10.0° C.) Approximate freezing point 29.1° F.
(-1.6° C.) Limes subjected to temperatures below 45° F. for any length of time will be chilled and exhibit the pitting generally associated with chilling injury in other citrus products. Limes held at temperatures higher than recommended will encourage ripening and the subsequent undesirable yellow coloring. Limes which have been exposed to freezing temperatures will appear water soaked with white crystal-like specks in the pulp. Severely frozen fruit will be mushy with brown to grey “stain-like” areas on the rind. Because limes are held substantially above freezing temperatures and are grown in areas where cold temperatures almost never occur, any freezing or frozen injury seen in the market place must be transit or storage related.
