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Originally Posted by Quoth
Were these leaves off a citrus lime tree, or leaves from a linden tree, which is commonly called a lime tree in UK and Ireland?
AFAIK neither has gluten and I never heard of genetically engineered limes.
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Neither. Lime leaves used in cooking come from the makrut lime tree commonly found in Thailand. They are very popular in Southeast Asian countries.
You may find them being sold as kaffir lime leaves though that name has fallen out of favour since in South Africa, kaffir is equivalent to using the 'n-word' in North America and in Arabic, it would translate as disbeliever or infidel. Oddly, I've seen several references using 'k-word' as an euphemism and referring to the leaves as k-lime leaves.
And yes, selling them as gluten free is much like selling oatmeal as gluten free since neither has any gluten. Non-GMO just added a couple of dollars to the price of the package.