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Fruit Truck
Growers ship freshly picked oranges, grapefruits and lemons to our plants by truck.
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Growers ship freshly picked oranges, grapefruits and lemons to our plants by truck.
Fruit Wash
Fruit is washed and sanitized before processing.
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Fruit is washed and sanitized before processing.
Fruit Sorting
Fruit graders carefully check incoming fruit for quality and size. Fruit not meeting our highest standards are rejected.
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Fruit graders inspect fruit and reject any that do not meet our quality standards.
Juice Extraction
Raw juice, pulp, peel, and essential oils are extracted from the fruit.
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Raw juice, pulp, peel, and essential oils are extracted from the fruit.
Juice Finishing
Finishers separate pulp cells from juice.
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TOP: The cyclones (top left) and finishers (top right) work in series to process pulp cells.
BOTTOM: Pasteurized pulp is packaged in either pails (bottom left) or in drums (bottom right).
Pulp Defect Removal
Pulp defects are removed from the raw juice and combined with peel.
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Pails of pulp being loaded onto a truck.
Oil Reduction
De-oilers remove oil from the raw juice.
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De-oilers remove oil from the raw juice.
Fine Pulp Reduction
A centrifuge removes fine pulp particles from the raw juice.
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A centrifuge spins the raw juice at high speed and removes fine pulp particles.
Quality Control Testing
We test quality throughout our entire process. Our vision is for our citrus products to exceed the quality expectations of our customers.
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Our quality assurance technicians continuously analyze our products to ensure their safety and quality.
Sterilizer
The sterilizer stabilizes the juice.
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The sterilizer briefly heats the juice before sending it to our refrigerated aseptic storage facility.
Refrigerated Aseptic Storage
Millions of gallons of juice are stored in our refrigerated aseptic storage kept at 34°F to maintain freshness.
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Each tank in our refrigerated aseptic storage facility can hold 1 million gallons of juice.
Quality Control Testing
We test our products to exceed a customer's specifications prior to shipment.
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Our Quality team monitors that our products meet a customer's specifications before shipment.
Juice Tanker Truck Shipment
Customized juice blends are shipped to our customers, often in a tanker truck.
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Nearly 5,000 gallons of a customer's chilled juice blend is pumped into a tanker truck for shipment.
Juice Tanker Truck Shipment
Customized juice blends are shipped to our customers, often in a tanker truck.
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Nearly 5,000 gallons of a customer's chilled juice blend is pumped into a tanker truck for shipment.