Lemons and limes are both citrus fruits and contain citric acid, which gives the juice of these fruits a sour taste. In any given lemon or lime, the citric acid content is about five to six percent of the juice, but may even be as high as eight percent! Depending on the age or ripeness as well as the specific variety of the lemon or lime, acid levels can vary.
According to the National Institute of Health, one ounce of fresh-squeezed lemon has about 1.44g of citric acid. Because limes have a comparable level of citric acid, we can expect a similar amount of citric acid to be present in one ounce of fresh-squeezed lime juice. Lemon or lime juice from concentrate, like you might buy in a bottle at the grocery store, has had some of the water removed and will have a higher acid content than fresh juice.
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