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.
How it's made
Nutrition (per 100g)
1 cup 8 fl oz is about 247 g — roughly 130 kcal of this.
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