Cool lime calories: homemade lime and mint drink

Cool Lime

200 g

Calculation basis: Diyetkolik lemon lime mint sugar water ice recipe estimate567g98.99kcal; generic home drink not retired restaurant product or Dimes/Pin concentrate. Straining and retained solids uncertain.

Calculated from the 100 g values. — means unknown, not zero. ~ indicates an estimated serving weight.

35kcal

Carbohydrate8.3 g 93%

Protein0.3 g 3%

Fat0.2 g 4%

Cool Lime Nutrition Values

Nutrients	100 g	1 200 g weighed amount
Calories(kcal)	17	35
Carbohydrate (g)	4.13	8.27
Protein (g)	0.14	0.28
Fat (g)	0.08	0.16
Fiber (g)	0.43	0.86
Sodium (mg)	1.39	2.78
Potassium (mg)	35.06	70.12
Calcium (mg)	12.84	25.69
Iron (mg)	0.11	0.21
Vitamin C (mg)	9.29	18.57

Values are calculated from a 100 g basis. The product, recipe and serving amount can change the result. See the food-specific notes below for the reference used.

Calories in homemade cool lime

The lemon, lime, mint, sugar, water and ice recipe reference provides about 35 kcal per 200 g and 44 kcal per 250 g. A sharp citrus flavour and fresh mint do not make the drink sugar-free: the recipe includes added sugar.

How the lemon and mint drink is prepared

The recipe rubs lemon zest with mint and sugar, adds water, briefly chills the mixture and then strains it. Citrus slices and ice are added for serving. Zest and mint give a different flavour from lemon juice alone. Changing the amount of fruit or sugar changes the recipe’s nutrition as well.

The cucumber, lime and mint blend keeps the pulp and uses no added sweetener. Its complete 390 g mixture provides about 22 kcal; that figure does not describe this strained, sweetened recipe.

Glass size and melting ice

The source’s 567 g serving supplies 99 kcal; it is a calculated recipe portion, not a standard glass size. A glass holding 200 g and a larger one holding 250 g contain different amounts. Tare the empty glass and weigh the drink rather than assuming that 200 g equals 200 ml.

Melting ice softens the flavour. Water alone does not add energy to the whole jug, although it changes the concentration per gram. Sugar or honey added afterwards contributes extra energy. Mint and fruit left in the strainer also mean that a recipe estimate is not an exact analysis of every strained homemade batch.

What about bottled cool lime concentrate?

A bottled concentrate may require dilution. Check whether its nutrition label describes the concentrate or the prepared drink. A homemade lemon-and-mint reference cannot be applied to a commercial concentrate or a ready-made sparkling drink. Using honey or fruit juice as a sweetener does not remove sugars from the calculation.

Dimes Cool Lime Mix provides a concrete example: one measure of product is mixed with three measures of water. 60 ml product plus 180 ml water gives 240 ml before ice and about 20 kcal; the amount of product entered in the calculation remains 60 ml.

Recipe reference

The figures follow Diyetkolik’s lemon, lime and mint cool lime recipe. They are recipe estimates; finished yield, ice-cube weight and retained ingredients after straining were not measured. Total sugars remain unknown. An inconsistent vitamin E figure and ambiguous nutrient units were not carried over.