Talk:Lime (fruit)

message: 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)
replies: text: This article has real challenges in this regard.  I suspect that many different species of fruits are identified simply as "lime" around the world, but that may require a sociological investigation to confirm.  Some regionalism may be helpful in preventing confusion.  Although, even in relation only to the English language, "lime" seems to have a long, evolved, and interwoven history.  From what I've seen in North America, what most people identify only as a "lime" is actually the relatively recently bred Persian lime (though the modifier is generally unfamiliar).  I think the article could, as it does, endeavor to cover all types of "lime" fruits (including the Spanish lime, which I'm not sure is a citrus), citrus "limes", or only the Persian and key limes (which are the only fruits I've personally seen identified only as "lime").  Obviously, clarity on species versus hybrids is a refinement that can only follow these distinctions. ENeville 00:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hybrids or species? 

message: 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)
replies: text: Your "understanding" doesn't do much for some of us. What is your source for the information? Caeruleancentaur (talk) 16:17, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Lemons not limes

message: 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)
replies: text: I swapped with the Key lime photo, which looks better in general I think Indosauros (talk) 20:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main Photo 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Production Trends 

message: 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)
replies: text: I've reverted to the version before it was vandalised.  Pages can be reverted from the history tab by either clicking the date and time to view the old version, editing and saving, or to undo one edit use "undo" next to it. —Snigbrook 20:54, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Producers 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Weird vandalism  

message: 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)
thread_title:  Health issues and lemon vitamin C 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Lemons have more Vit C than Limes 

message: 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. 85.237.234.240 (talk) 19:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Less sour than lemons? 

message: 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)
thread_title:  "Limes" 

message: 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)
replies: text: Well, it seems readable as it is to me, but move it to an Etymology section if you want. Peter coxhead (talk) 06:10, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead clutter