Nutrition facts · Fruit
Calories in Lime
Lime has 30 calories per 100 g, and one lime (2" diameter, 67 g) has about 20 calories. Almost all of those calories come from carbohydrates (10.5 g per 100 g), with very little protein or fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 90% · Fat 4% · Protein 6%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 30 kcal | 0.7 g | 10.5 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 lime (2" diameter) | 67 g | 20 kcal | 0.5 g | 7.1 g | 0.1 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 30 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.5 g |
| of which sugars | 1.7 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| of which saturated | 0 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
What changes the calories
- Most people use lime for its juice rather than eating the whole fruit, and juice alone leaves behind the pulp and peel, so a squeeze contributes fewer calories than a whole lime.
- Lime size varies a lot, so a large lime will have more calories than the 2" lime listed here, and a small one fewer.
- Sweetened products like limeade, lime syrups or cocktails add the calories of the sugar, which can far outweigh the lime itself.
- Pairing lime with salt, chili or sugar on fruit or rims of glasses adds calories only from the sugar or other caloric toppings.
Tips for logging it accurately
- If you eat or use a whole lime, weigh it or log it as 1 lime (2" diameter) and adjust if yours is clearly larger or smaller.
- When you only squeeze lime over food or into water, log a juice entry rather than a whole raw lime, since you are not eating the pulp and peel.
- Log any sugar, syrup or alcohol mixed with the lime separately, because those usually carry most of the calories in lime drinks.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in one lime?
One lime with a 2" diameter (67 g) has about 20 calories. Larger limes will have a bit more.
Is lime high in carbs?
Lime has 10.5 g of carbs per 100 g, including 2.8 g of fiber and 1.7 g of sugar. A single 67 g lime has 7.1 g of carbs.
Does lime have more calories than lemon?
They are very close: lime has 30 calories per 100 g and lemon has 29 calories per 100 g.
How much protein and fat is in a lime?
Very little. A 67 g lime has 0.5 g of protein and 0.1 g of fat.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Limes, raw, FDC ID 168155); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
