Look for Brazilian Tahiti limes and prefer fruit
with a brilliant green, smooth and soft peel, which
can occasionally
have a few yellow stains. The fruit should be juicy
and seedless.
Avoid overripe fruit, with little
juice, contrasting stains, lesions, burns, dry peel and
very hard.
For your protection, buy fruit
that is duly labeled with brand seals and indications of
its origin,
so as to be
able to identify the type of fruit, its origin,
the exporters and the importers.
Labels are a privileged means
of communicating the properties and origin of the product
to the
consumer.
If you buy pre-packaged fruit, read the instructions
and the product’s sell-by date carefully.
How to handler
Tahiti limes must be handled with care, because
they are sensitive to being banged and to knocks
that can
affect their quality and properties.
Before consuming, wash the fruit carefully in running
water. If necessary, wash the surface with
a soft sponge, but never use detergents or bleaches.
Do not assume that pre-packaged
fruit is ready for immediate
consumption. Make sure the fruit has been
well washed. Otherwise, wash it again.
To squeeze their juice out,
cut them in half. Only cut the fruit you are actually going
to use. Do
not store
the cut limes, even in the refrigerator,
because they oxidize very quickly, losing some
of their nutritional
value.
Wash your hands very well after cutting
Tahiti limes.
How to store and keep in good condition
If the lime is slightly green, store it in a cool, dry
place, away from direct sun light.
If it is ripe, store it in the
appropriate fruit and vegetables compartment in the refrigerator.
In order to extend its shelf-life in
the refrigerator, place the limes
in a plastic bag, sprinkle a few
drops of water over them, close the bag and store it in the
fruit compartment. In this way, the
limes will remain fresh for as long
as three weeks.
