Species groupLime
Studied inFrance
Key compoundVitamin C
Pilot—
Pearls of juice vesicles, used like citrus caviar. Small acid citrus used for juice and zest. Limes are less common in Mediterranean orchards and are studied here alongside newer species.
Nutraceutical snapshotPeel vs flesh
Nutraceutical profile
What's in the peel and the flesh
PeelFlesh
Data: partners' national citrus gene banks (WP2). Illustrative values until lab results are published.
Open dataPearls of juice vesicles, used like citrus caviar.
[Curated text on the history, local names and traditional uses of Finger lime ‘Caviar’, written with partner historians and the France Living Lab.]
Traditional uses
- [Traditional dish or preserve]
- [Festival, market or local custom]
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Species group | Lime |
| Accession held by | INRAE |
| Harvest season | [Months] |
| Whole-genome sequence | [Accession ID] |
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