原料介紹｜萊姆 (Lime Tahiti)

▎精油簡介

萊姆（Lime）很可能原產於印度北部（亞洲熱帶地區），是一種小型喬木，伴隨著許多短硬尖刺，果實近似圓形，小，狀似檸檬，顏色呈綠到淡黃色。萊姆精油最常見的萃取方式是取成熟和未成熟果實混合，以水蒸氣蒸餾法，但也有用壓榨法(主要取未成熟的新鮮綠色果實)。不同萃取方式萊姆精油的化學成分可能會有不同，以蒸餾法含較少檸檬醛、γ-萜品烯、β-蒎烯，較多對繖花烴、萜品烯-4-醇。

萊姆幾乎在熱帶地區的每個家庭中都使用，主要用於調味食品，也用於製備飲料和用於各種醫療用途。豐富的風味和酸味使萊姆成為新鮮或醃製調味醬形式的辛辣菜餚的最愛。葉子和果實有許多藥用用途，其中也有認為與驅邪的信念有關。

萊姆在商業上也用於汁液生產，精油可用於食品和化妝品行業。在柑橘類精油中，萊姆是香料產業全球交易量最大的精油之一。在許多工業裝置中，提取萊姆精油通常是果汁生產後必不可少的步驟。透過對新鮮萊姆皮進行冷壓，透過蒸汽蒸餾或加氫蒸餾來提取精油。如此獲得的精油或混入果汁中以改善口味，或用於其他已知的飲料。這種寶貴的萃取油廣泛用於冰糕，醬菜，南瓜，果醬，果醬，飲料，調味料，甜點，化妝品和許多其他工業產品。原油具有明顯的柑橘氣味，淺綠色，需要進一步加工以用於化妝品和營養用途。

▎成分解析

｜主要成分：單萜烯

其成分包括檸檬烯、γ-萜品烯、β-蒎烯、月桂烯，另有微量的桉油醇、香葉醛、呋喃香豆素(壓榨法)等，更多生理功效請與我們聯繫。

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