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The following statement is of unknown accuracy without specific identification of the referenced lime: Biologically, they are identical to lemons, except for certain chemicals being the chiral opposite (i.e. the mirror reflection), and arise as a mutation in lemon trees, or from seeds resulting from these.
There is a contradiction between this article and Citrus on the taxonomic status of limes. Needs fixing SP-KP 00:24, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
There is a contradiction between this article and Lemon on the origin of the the nautical term 'Limey'. Needs fixing
This article links to the Spanish word "Lima", but unfortunately, that is incorrect (confirmed wrong by a Peruvian living in Mexico, as well as a large number of Mexicans). I will fix the link, but here is how they should be:
lime = limón (which are normally smaller and green)
lemon = lima (which are normally larger and yellow)
A bit counterintuitive, I grant, but that's the way it is. --
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21:31, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
Can't speak to Spanish, but in Hebrew both Lemons and Limes are called 'Limon' though there's been attempts to make Limes 'Lima' but its not been succesful. Maybe its cultural wheather they are considered different fruits or simple verieties. (Here there is actually Government radio show that broadcasts what the new words for things are. It would be very 1984 if anyone paid it any attention at all.) 88.153.142.83 23:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
In southern Mexico, I was told, (and I've been looking for confirmation) that the small green fruits used in drinks are actually Green Lemons!!! There were three types of lemons, big and yellow ones mainly imported, small yellow lemons and small, green lemons that were not limes or related to the fruits known as lime. The locals had never even seen (or tasted) limes and assumed gringos just called limóns verdes LIMES! I was hoping to find something here, but now I am only more confused!
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03:13, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
My understanding is that the green limes do not contain very much vitamin C, and that British sailors needed lemons to prevent scurvy. Also, the sailors were called Limeys due to a language mix-up...[[User:]] 23:53, 19 December 2006 (UTC)Montoya
My understanding is that in those days, lemons were actually called "Lymes" - hence the name Limeys for English soldiers and to this day for the British in general. 82.1.149.72 ( talk) 11:31, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Why is the main photo for the article a photo of Makrut limes? I am aware that just because Persian limes are more prevalent in the U.S. doesn't mean that is the case worldwide. But the article itself states that the two most available types are the Key and the Persian. I would guess that most people outside of Southeast Asia would have a hard time even getting their hands on a Makrut Lime.
Plus, the Gallery already has quality photos of Persian limes. Anyone opposed to swapping them?
As a side note, the bit about Key lime being a retronym, under Varieties, makes no sense to me, as the explanation only talks about Persian limes.
Vanillatoast ( talk) 20:17, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
The map in the production trends section should be changed. While I agree that lemon and lime production does occur in the United States, it does not occur in the geographical areas indicated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phreed100 ( talk • contribs) 17:33, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
The last 3 or 4 edits appear to be nonconstructive, if not completely disruptive. I don't have an account and don't know how to revert pages to earlier versions, but thought I could bring this up. Also, why vandalize lime? 139.179.137.70 ( talk) 20:03, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
The part about the world's top producers contradicts the information on the map. The list and text say India is top producer, while the map claims Mexico is. 138.192.151.92 ( talk) 17:42, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
If this page is viewed using the mobile site, there is a weird paragraph about lime and its color. Its not present when using the regular view, though. I have no clue how to get rid of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.89.121.37 ( talk) 05:06, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
The health issues paragraph has no reference at all... I'm not sure if it should be removed.
Also, it says that lime has much more vitamin C than lemon, while the text about the british sailors above says that they were using lemons, but switche d to lime although it doesn't have as much vitamin C (which makes sense to my opinion and also has a reference). Should we remove the paragraph or at least that sentence? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geocapital ( talk • contribs) 13:43, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
This page states that "Lime contains by far more vitamin C than the lemon", this is incorrect. Lemons have 53 mg/100g and it's 29mg/100g for Limes. This is my first post I was in a rush and i don't know how to edit pages.
Limes were originaly taken on ships to help combat scurvy but they later realised that lemons were around twice as effective as limes due to the higher levels of vit c. I don't know werer the original writer got the information that limes are higher in vit c! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smitherine147 ( talk • contribs) 09:43, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
By most of the the sources, limes contain at least 50% the quantity of vitamin C in lemons. However, even a quarter would have been more than enough to prevent scurvy on sailing ships. Other fruits like apples can prevent scurvy with only 10% vitamin C of that in lemons. The resurgence of scurvy in British Navy described in that reference was due to the storing and transportation conditions. -- Morosanul ( talk) 10:59, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
As far as I can tell the statement that limes are less sour than lemons is incorrect. The Ph of a lime is 1.8-2 while lemons have a Ph of 2.2 - 2.4. In fact, the lime is the fruit with the lowest Ph value known. They may taste less sour for some reason, but at least this statement needs some clarification.
- In English "sour" is only a taste and hence somewhat subjective. Ph is a measure of what we call "acidity" - I know "sourness" is the metaphor for acidity in many languages, but not English.
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19:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
Template:Taxobox is totally missing for this article. Jidanni ( talk) 00:51, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
There is a discussion at Talk:Limes#Requested move 21 March 2020 about moving an article about a frontier and redirecting the plural here. Crouch, Swale ( talk) 17:52, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
User:Peter coxhead - I'm following up on our recent edits to the lead sentence. The lead of this article appears to violate Mos:Lead. Are you aware of the following guidance in MOS:LEADLANG: "Do not include foreign equivalents in the lead sentence just to show etymology." CUA 27 ( talk) 17:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)