Description

Persian limes are also known as Tahiti limes. This variety has unknown origins but is suspected to be a hybrid of the Mexican lime and citron, a huge, yellow-green, lumpy lemon.

The advantages of the Persian lime in commercial agriculture compared to the Key lime are the larger size, absence of seeds, hardiness, absence of thorns on the bushes, and longer fruit shelf life. They are less acidic than key limes and don't have the bitterness that lends to the key lime's unique flavor.

Persian limes are commercialized in USA in six sizes, known as **0's, **0's, **5's, **0's, **0's and **0's and in Europe in 4.5 kg boxes sizes *6s, *2s *8s, *4s and *0s.