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[[File:Lemonade (Lime version).jpg|thumb|upright|A glass of limeade]]
'''Limeade''', also called '''lime soda''', is a [[Lime (fruit)|lime]]-flavored, sometimes [[carbonated]], [[drink]]. It is usually sweetened with [[sugar]] or [[sweeteners]]. A common method of preparation is to juice limes and combine the juice with [[simple syrup]] or [[honey]] syrup, along with some water and perhaps more sugar or honey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/332254/limeade|title=Limeade|date=February 8, 2011|website=Martha Stewart}}</ref> [[Vodka]] or [[white tequila]] can be added to make a limeade [[cocktail]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a23932/how-to-make-limeade/ |title=How To Make Limeade - Easy Recipe for Limeade |publisher=Goodhousekeeping.com |date=2011-06-28 |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> The exact ingredients, preparation and names of the drink can vary by country.

== Homemade limeade ==
Limeade is popular in tropical countries, such as Jamaica, where limes are common.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Limeade Recipe|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/332254/limeade|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Martha Stewart|language=en-us}}</ref> 

=== West Indies and the Caribbean ===
In the [[Bahamas]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Compass Point Switcher Bahamian Cocktail Unexplained |url=https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/nassau/compass-point-switcher |access-date=2021-10-26 |website=Uncommon Caribbean |date=30 March 2012 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winterfest White Party Culinary Competition |url=http://www.winterfestparade.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winning%20recipe%20-%20Beverage%20Bahamian%20Switch-A.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226055533/http://www.winterfestparade.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winning%20recipe%20-%20Beverage%20Bahamian%20Switch-A.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-26 |access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rolle Rahming |first=Helen Patricia |year=2008 |title=Breaking Through My Invisible Bubble |url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=isbn:1468526200 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.google.com |publisher=AuthorHouse |language=en}}</ref> and [[Turks and Caicos Islands|Turks and Caicos]], like lemonade, limeade is often referred to as "switcha" or "switcher".  

=== Asia ===
It is one of the most popular drinks in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} and is known as nimbu paani or limbu pani;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vahrehvah.com/indianfood/nimbu-paani|title=NIMBU PAANI|website=WELCOME TO VAHREHVAH}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2024}} lemons can also be used for nimbu paani.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}

[[File:Koh Mak, Thailand, Lime juice with ice, Lemonade, Limeade.jpg|thumb|upright|Limeade with ice, Thailand]]
Limeade is also widely available in Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia due to the abundance of limes and relative rarity of lemons, as lemons are not a native species.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} A Thai-styled limeade tastes salty, and sometimes does not have any sugar.<ref name="Jordan2011">{{cite book|author=Michele Anna Jordan|title=California Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VAQGvpmE3cC&pg=PT1088|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-1-55832-597-5|page=1088}}</ref>

== Commercial limeade ==
Many major beverage companies now offer their own brand of limeade, such as [[A.G. Barr]] of [[Glasgow]] and [[Newman's Own]] since 2004, with [[Minute Maid]] introducing a cherry limeade drink in response to the popularity of limeade.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

[[Sonic Drive-In]] uses [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] to create its popular cherry limeade.<ref name="Wilbur2002">{{cite book |author=Todd Wilbur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wG_ne3MMDq0C&pg=PT20 |title=Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks |date=29 January 2002 |publisher=Penguin Group US |isbn=978-1-101-11867-2 |page=20}}</ref>

[[Switcha]] is the name of a commercial brand of limeade sold in the Bahamas.

== See also ==
* [[Lemonade]]
* [[List of lemon-lime drink brands|Lemon-lime drink]]
* [[List of juices]]
* [[List of lemonade topics]]
* [[List of soft drink flavors]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/limeade_with_a_touch_of_mint/ Mint Limeade recipe]
* [http://allrecipes.com/recipe/limeade/ All Recipes' Limeade recipe]

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