Watermelon-Lime Agua Fresca with Mint
By Joe
Source: Rick Bayless — Rick Bayless, Watermelon Agua Fresca.
A watermelon agua fresca recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
Based on the listed ingredients, none of the 14 major EU allergens. Always check product labels.
Method
- 1
Blend. Scoop the watermelon in a blender along with 1 water (1/2 cups), the minimum amount of lime juice plus sugar. Process to a smooth puree (do this a batch after another if all of it will not fit in your blender).
- 2
Mix. Tip into a very big container or Mexican glass agua fresca barrel. Tip in 1 quart of water, mix, next give it a taste, adding extra lime or sugar as you see fit.
- 3
Finish. Pour over ice to drink.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Low fat: 0.1 g fat per 100 ml (limit ≤ 1.5 g)
- Low saturated fat: 0 g saturated fat per 100 ml, 0% of energy (limits ≤ 0.75 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low salt: 0 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 260 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
22.6 g per serving
45.2 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 90.4 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 133 kcal |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 34.4 g |
| of which sugars | 31.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 22.6 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0.9 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
