原料介绍｜莱姆 (Lime Tahiti)

▎精油简介

莱姆（Lime）很可能原产于印度北部（亚洲热带地区），是一种小型乔木，伴随着许多短硬尖刺，果实近似圆形，小，状似柠檬，颜色呈绿到淡黄色。莱姆精油最常见的萃取方式是取成熟和未成熟果实混合，以水蒸气蒸馏法，但也有用压榨法(主要取未成熟的新鲜绿色果实)。不同萃取方式莱姆精油的化学成分可能会有不同，以蒸馏法含较少柠檬醛、γ-萜品烯、β-蒎烯，较多对伞花烃、萜品烯-4-醇。

莱姆几乎在热带地区的每个家庭中都使用，主要用于调味食品，也用于制备饮料和用于各种医疗用途。丰富的风味和酸味使莱姆成为新鲜或腌制调味酱形式的辛辣菜肴的最爱。叶子和果实有许多药用用途，其中也有认为与驱邪的信念有关。

莱姆在商业上也用于汁液生产，精油可用于食品和化妆品行业。在柑橘类精油中，莱姆是香料产业全球交易量最大的精油之一。在许多工业装置中，提取莱姆精油通常是果汁生产后必不可少的步骤。透过对新鲜莱姆皮进行冷压，透过蒸汽蒸馏或加氢蒸馏来提取精油。如此获得的精油或混入果汁中以改善口味，或用于其他已知的饮料。这种宝贵的萃取油广泛用于冰糕，酱菜，南瓜，果酱，果酱，饮料，调味料，甜点，化妆品和许多其他工业产品。原油具有明显的柑橘气味，浅绿色，需要进一步加工以用于化妆品和营养用途。

▎成分解析

｜主要成分：单萜烯

其成分包括柠檬烯、γ-萜品烯、β-蒎烯、月桂烯，另有微量的桉油醇、香叶醛、呋喃香豆素(压榨法)等，更多生理功效请与我们联系。

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