Lime

a sliced lime

Hex code:

#8FEC01



Chemical pigment:

Carotenoid



Originated:

In Persia.



Fact:

Limes were used to prevent scurvy in sailors because of their high vitamin C content (though precisely why they worked was not initially known). This was, at first, a closely guarded military secret because it provided an advantage in war.



Recipes:

key lime pie, mint limeade, tequila lime chicken, basil and lime sorbet, lime tortilla chips, chili lime fried fish