Tahitian lime
Oval fruit, with wide leaves, hanging branches with hardly any thorns, and its flowers bloom in different seasons of the year.
Lime is used in juices, as a seasoning for cooking, cold drinks, cakes, jams, jellies, preserves and foods, and for its medicinal properties.
Technical Sheet
Production calendar: May to December.
Appearance: Oval fruit.
Color: Deep green.
Taste: Acid.
Brix Degrees: Green 7.56 – Ripe 7.61 – Mature 7.72
pH: Green 2.40 – Ripe 2.38 – Mature 2.30
Citric acidity: Green 6.43% – Red 6.22% – Mature 6.12%
Calibers: 250 – 230 – 200 – 750 – 150
Degrees of maturity: 0-1-2-3-4-5-6
Required temperature: 8-10ºC
Required ventilation: Atmosphere with relative humidity of 85 to 90% controlled.
Type and packaging unit: Corrugated cardboard.
Quantity or weight per package: 10, 20, 40 or up to 55 pounds.
Quantity per container: 175 gr. each, 115,200 / container.
Pallets per container: 960 boxes of 20 kg each.
Boxes / Pallets: 20 units.
Shelf life and storage conditions: Presentation in kilos and box. Stays fresh for 6 to 18 weeks. It is necessary to store at a humidity of 90% and a temperature of 10 ºC
Type and conditions of transport: Pallets in containers
