Nutrition for Lime Juice
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Lime Juice Nutrition Summary
One tablespoon of lime juice (15.1 grams or 0.53 oz) contains 4 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Lime juice consist of 91% water, 8% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of total fat or protein.Lime juice is a source of Vitamin C.
In one tablespoon of lime juice:
- Calories: 4
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.3 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 0.3 mg
See the Lime Juice Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Lime juice, raw.
Calories in Lime Juice
Lime juice has 4 calories per tablespoon or 26 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.93% of calories in lime juice are from carbohydrates and 7% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 93% of the calories in lime juice are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in lime juice are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (25% and 75%). 1 tablespoon of lime juice has 0% of daily values or 0.1 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.3 g
Calories from Fat
Lime Juice does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Lime juice is very low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per tablespoon. Most of the fat in lime juice are healthier unsaturated fats.
Lime juice is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Lime juice is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: < 0.1 g
Calories Similar to Lime Juice
Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar calories to lime juice by weight:- Lemon: +1 calories
- Rhubarb: -1 calories
- Lime: +1 calories
- Watermelon: +1 calories
Protein in Lime Juice
A single tablespoon of Lime Juice contains 0.1 grams of protein. Lime juice is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.06 g
Protein Similar to Lime Juice
Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar amounts of protein to lime juice by weight:- Granny Smith Apple: same
- Passion Fruit Juice: same
- Cranberry: same
- Grape Juice: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Lime Juice
Lime juice is a source of Vitamin C. It also contains significant amounts of potassium.Vitamins in lime juice (1 tbsp):
- Vitamin a: 0.3 ug
- Niacin: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 4.5 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 1.5 ug
- Vitamin k: 0.1 ug
- Calcium: 2.1 mg
- Potassium: 17.7 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 1.2 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: < 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 2.1 mg
- Choline: 0.8 mg
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Lime Juice [3]
Lime juice contains a couple of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoid beta-carotene and flavonoid quercetin. In one tablespoon of lime juice:
- beta-carotene: 5 ug
- Quercetin: 0.08 mg
Lime Juice Nutrition Chart
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