Can You Eat Lime Pith?

Citrus fruits, such as lemons and limes, are used throughout the world for their acidic flesh. You can also eat the outer rind, or colored portion of the peel, although the pith, or white layer between the rind and fruit, is bitter and inedible.

Is lime peel toxic?

Toxicity. Contact with lime peel or lime juice followed by exposure to ultraviolet light may lead to phytophotodermatitis, which is sometimes called margarita photodermatitis or lime disease (not to be confused with Lyme disease).

Is pith toxic?

As far as I am aware, there is nothing poisonous in the pith. It's just not very pleasant.