What is the difference between regular limes and key limes?!


Question: What is the difference between regular limes and key limes!?
I have some key lime juice (I meant to get reg lime juice but got this by mistake)!. Any recipe suggestions!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Key limes are much smaller (ping-pong to golfball-sized) thanregular limes, nearly spherical, thin-skinned, and often contain a few seeds!. Green key limes are prized for their acidity!. As they ripen to a yellow color, the acid content diminishes greatly, resulting in a sweeter fruit!.
The juice is not green!. When you see green "key lime" pie!.!.!.it's been colored with food coloring!.
They also are more yellow than the more common green limes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There is no different between key lime and regular limes!. Key limes
are simply immature limes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

key lime pie!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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