[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2410″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1571168789365{margin-top: 50px !important;}”]Two of summer season\u2019s most renowned citrus are Limes and Lemons. What should one choose between the attractively arranged Yellows vs. Greens on shelves of supermarkets? Quite a tiebreaker!<\/p>\n
Apart from adding a sour tang to our foods, the important characteristics that both of these have are:<\/p>\n
\u2013 They are natural sources of Vitamin C<\/p>\n
\u2013 They are excellent Immunity boosters<\/p>\n
\u2013 They help in absorption of nutrients<\/p>\n
\u2013 The citric acid in lime\/lemon prevents oxidation and browning.<\/p>\n
Who has an edge over the other?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The science of Ayurveda goes a step deeper into understanding the post digestive effect of different foods on our body. The food items that we consume can predominantly be divided into 6 tastes \u2013 sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. All of which, after 6-8 hours of assimilation in the body, converge into 3 tastes post digestion \u2013 sweet, sour and pungent.<\/p>\n The post digestive taste of Limes is sweet and thus alkalizing<\/em>\u00a0whereas the post digestive taste of Lemons on the other hand is sour, hence the long term use of Lemons can increase acidity.<\/p>\n In essence, most of us have hard time buffering the acidity of Lemons especially because of our Modern lifestyle, the type of food choices we make, exposure to pollutants and xenobiotics which contributes to rising acidity levels in the body.\u00a0Thus we need less acidic (a.k.a. more alkaline) foods to stay balanced.<\/p>\n Best practices:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Now that Limes have won the Tiebreaker, Let\u2019s explore the best practices while using Limes:<\/p>\n One of the common mistake that most of us do is squeezing Lime juice while a vegetable soup\/dish or Lentil soup is still cooking. Cooking Lime juice with the dish turns the food acidic and hence giving hard time to the body to buffer the acidity. To derive the best benefit is after cooking, wait until the dish stops steaming and then squeeze the Lime juice onto the dish.<\/p>\n The impact of a conscious cook is necessary, and it ripples through the effect of food on one\u2019s body! So, become Conscious of Being Conscious! (To squeeze lime juice on top of your dish!)<\/p>\n Tips:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n To get most juice from your lime:<\/p>\n \u2013 Select a lime with thin skin<\/p>\n \u2013 Use a Lime squeezer<\/p>\n \u2013 Soak the Limes in warm water for 10 min before squeezing the lime juice. (Works Especially when limes have been just taken out of the refrigerator)<\/p>\n \u2013 Massage your limes by rolling them over the kitchen counter or a hard surface before getting them ready to be squeezed[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2410″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1571168789365{margin-top: 50px !important;}”]Two of summer season\u2019s most renowned citrus are Limes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n