lemon or lime?

Question

what is the difference? is there a difference?

Answer 1

juices from lemons have hexose-furanose rings, while juices from the limes have pentose-furanose rings.
the difference in taste in lemons and limes could come partially from the difference in rings.
Lime
Citrus aurantifolia
Family: Rutaceae
Lemon
Citrus limon
Family: Rutaceae

Answer 2

Lemons and limes, although they are both citrus, and they both have a sour taste, It is still quite different. Like me, I find I can only have Lemons in my drinks, and I like Limes in my pastries, it's just a preference of course, but there is a diffference in taste.Plus, the obvious, Lemons are yellow, Limes are green.

Answer 3

Lemon and Limes are two different varieties of citrus. Lemons are yellow and limes are green.

Answer 4

Limes are small and stay small , They are roundish. Lemons get much larger and will usually have a pointed tip on one end even when green.

Limes have a sour, tarty taste and have thin skins with a stronger fragrant smell than a lemon.

Answer 5

Lemons are the bright yellow ones, they typicaly have thick skin, and are slightly less sour than limes, they can even have a bit of a sweetish taste. Limes are green, thin skinned and rounder. They taste a lot more sour than lemons.

Answer 6

Yes there is.
Lemon taste like lemons, and limes taste like limes. There is no way anyone can describe this for you, if you haven't tried them

I suggest you go and buy one of each and test them.

Answer 7

Lemon is sour but lime is SOUR Does that answer your question?

Answer 8

LIME usually green

Answer 9

lemon are bigger and they are yellow, lime are a bit sweeter and they are green and tinyier, i like lime, its green =)

Answer 10

They taste different. Lime is more tart, that is why it is used for alcoholic drinks. Now you have made me want a margarita.