What is the difference between lime and lemon? Characteristics of lime and how to tell them apart
Can't tell lemon and lime apart? The imported yellow lemon is "lime", and the domestic green lemon is "lemon" - telling them apart by color is actually wrong! Depending on the degree of fruit ripeness, both lemon and lime can have green skin and yellow skin, so you can't judge by skin color alone, and the same goes for perfume lemon.
How do you tell lemon and lime apart? Sorting them by color is incorrect; you have to look at the small details to distinguish them.
How do you tell lemon and lime apart? Lemons can be yellow, and limes can also be green, so sorting them by color alone is incorrect. How do the tastes of different types of lemon differ? Take a look at a few illustrated cards and you'll understand instantly!
In Taiwan, China, lemon is also called "seeded lemon" or "four-season lemon", and its true cultivar name is Eureka. The fruit shape is slightly oval, the rind is thick and rough, the oil cells on the rind are relatively large, and the flesh is light yellow with seeds. Lime is also called "seedless lemon", and its true cultivar name is Tahiti; the fruit shape is rounder, the rind is smooth and thin, the oil cells on the rind are relatively small, and the flesh is light yellow-green.
Besides the rind, how else can you identify lemon and lime? The simplest method is to cut them open and look: the one with a thick rind and seeds is lemon, and the one with a thin rind and no seeds is lime.
Depending on the degree of fruit ripeness, both lemon and lime can have green skin and yellow skin.
In the Taiwan, China market, lemon is mainly used as a raw material for juice, with emphasis on aroma and sourness, so green-skinned lemons at 7-8 parts ripe are the main type, while European and American countries are accustomed to eating them directly, usually harvesting when the lemons are close to fully ripe and turning yellow; the aroma and acidity of the fruit decrease slightly, but it takes on a somewhat sweet taste.
Compare the cut surfaces of various lemons and limes, and it becomes even easier to tell them apart.
Another one easily confused with lemon is the golden lemon. It is currently grown relatively little, and is a hybrid of lemon and citrus; the rind is smooth, the oil cells are large and noticeably sunken, the peel is not easy to remove, and there is no obvious protrusion at the bottom of the fruit. It has less lemon fragrance, but a faint orange aroma, and is generally used abroad for cooking.
As for perfume lemon, also called "citron", because its rind has a fragrant aroma and its flesh tastes like lemon, it is called perfume lemon. Because its rind turns yellow when ripe, it is easily mistaken for lime, but the fruit of perfume lemon is larger than that of lemon or lime, the fruit shape is distinctly long and oval, and its rind is the thickest of the four.