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| Lime Juice Health Benefits | 
                                            
Lime juice made from sour limes, freshly squeezed or bottled, adds an acidic  tart zing to beverages, seafood, meats, salads, vegetables and other food items.  This fat-free flavor enhancer is an outstanding source of vitamin C, low in  calories and contains compounds that may help fight cancer.
Like all citrus fruits, limes and their juice are very  high in vitamin C. Slightly less than 1/4 cup of lime juice, or about 50 g,  provides 15 mg of vitamin C -- 25 percent of the recommended daily value, or DV.  Vitamin C is an antioxidant nutrient. It supports immune system function and  helps protect your cells from damage caused by free radicals.
A 50 g serving of fresh lime juice contains only 15  calories and is fat and sodium free, but provides an enormous amount of flavor.  In addition to turning plain water into a calorie-free, tasty thirst-quencher,  you can squeeze or pour it over salads, freshly grilled fish or vegetables,  shellfish and other foods in place of high-calorie, high-fat flavor enhancers.  In addition to calories and fat, other flavor enhancers may be high in sodium,  exacerbating high blood pressure. Because lime juice is acidic, you can also use  it to tenderize lean cuts of beef, or as a diet-friendly, heart-friendly  marinade ingredient
                      
Antibiotic Properties
, limes contain unique active compounds called flavone glycosides, which not  only offer anticancer and antioxidant benefits, but also have antibiotic  properties. The antibiotic properties of these compounds have been shown to  protect against the contraction of cholera, a disease caused a bacteria called  Vibrio cholera.
Lime juice has potent anti-carcinogenic properties.limes and other citrus fruit contain a variety of cancer-fighting compounds  called flavonoids. Flavonoids are a family of naturally-occurring compounds  found in many fruit and vegetables
The juice from one lime, or about 1.5 oz., provides 13  mg of vitamin C, or 22 percent of the 60 mg daily value. Vitamin C is essential  for skin, tissue and organ health. It aids in the creation of collagen which is  the structural component in skin tissue, and protects healthy cells from the  potentially damaging effects of free radical metabolic waste byproducts.