Limeade

part of: Lime

Limeade is a refreshing cold beverage built around lime juice, sugar, and water. It sits alongside lemonade as a classic citrus cooler, though its flavour is sharper and more aromatic. In Australia, limeade is less common than lemonade but appears regularly as a mixer and a warm-weather refreshment.

This particular form starts as a frozen concentrate — lime juice that has been reduced, sweetened, and frozen for storage. When mixed with water according to the pack directions, it produces a ready-to-drink limeade with a consistent sweet-tart balance.

Frozen concentrate limeade is convenient for entertaining and can also serve as a base for slushies, cocktails, or sorbets.

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How it's made

Fresh limes are juiced mechanically, and the resulting liquid is concentrated by removing a large portion of its water content through evaporation. Sugar and sometimes small amounts of lime oil are added before the concentrate is frozen for storage and transport. To prepare, the frozen concentrate is thawed and diluted with water, typically at a ratio specified on the packaging.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 52kcal
Protein 0g
Carbs 13.8g
Fat 0g
Fibre 0g Sugar 13.3g
Mass Distribution

1 cup 8 fl oz is about 247 g — roughly 130 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.31kg
Freshwater ≈20.96L
Land ≈0.39

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

chilled citrus drink

Goes well with
mint ginger rum vodka
Classic dishes
  • Frozen limeade
  • Limeade punch

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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