All this while, there are perhaps thousands of articles discuss lemon water health benefits. On the other hand, very few articles that I have come across discuss lime water health benefits.

As far as I know, liquid lime extract health benefits which I would like to share with you in this article is not written or mentioned by anyone not even once.

A liquid lime extract is thought to offer higher bioavailability of nutrients and phytonutrients compared to that of lime water.

One of the reasons why lime gets less attention from American natural health practitioners and bloggers could be that lime is actually more popularly used in countries of the tropics which many varieties of lime are grown.

Conversely, lemon is popular among western natural health practitioners and the general public because it has mainly been used in cooking since antiquity.

Varieties

There are many different varieties of lime but the most commonly found in grocery stores throughout North America are key lime, Citrus aurantifolia (the ‘original lime,’ also known as Mexican lime) and Persian lime, Citrus latifolia.

The majority of cultivated species are in reality hybrids; Key limes or Mexican limes are a hybrid of 2 plants while Persian limes are a hybrid of either 3 or 4 plants.

Both lemon and lime are much less the same in term of their nutrient contents. They are both excellent sources of citric acid, vitamin C, all B vitamins except B3 and B12, and many types of minerals.

Compare: Each 100 gram of lime and lemon delivers 29.1 percent and 46.0 percent Daily Value (DV), respectively. Ripe lemon is yellow while ripe lime is greenish which reflects it carotenoid contents. That’s why lime has 1 percent DV whereas lemon has virtually none.

Phytonutrients

It contains various types of phytonutrients (plant nutrients), including alkaloids, carotenoids, coumarins, flavonoids, phenolic acids, triterpenoids, and limonoids. All of these contribute to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties.

It delivers the most abundant citrus flavonoids, including hesperidin, naringin, or neohesperidin. Other important constituents are apigenin, hesperetin, kaempferol, quercetin, naringenin, nobiletin, and rutin.

Besides potentially contributing anticancer activities, studies have also suggested that lime may be beneficial in preventing and slowing down atherosclerosis…..more here