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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.
Oil Finisher
An oil finisher separates citrus peel from the essential oil and water mixture.
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TOP: Citrus peel is removed from the essential oil and water mixture by the oil finisher.
BOTTOM: Citrus peel is loaded for transport.
Oil Separator
An oil separator removes most water from the essential oil and water mixture to create oil emulsion.
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A centrifuge spins the oil and water mixture to remove most of the water and leave oil emulsion.
Oil Treatment Tank
Oil emulsion goes through a proprietary process to separate raw citrus oil from water.
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Raw citrus oil is produced from the oil emulsion through a proprietary process of water removal.
Oil Polisher
An oil polisher separates water from raw citrus oil.
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An oil polisher is a centrifuge that separates residual water from raw citrus oil.
Oil Winterization
When chilled, natural waxes precipitate out and a filter removes the waxy particles.
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A cold "jacket" chills the tank to allow natural waxes precipitate to come out of the oil. The oil is then
sent through a filter (not pictured) to remove residual wax 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 team monitors that our products meet a customer's specifications before shipment.
Oil Packaging
Oil is packed into various containers: tins, drums, or even tankers.
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A pallet of four 55 gallon citrus oil drums being loaded onto a truck.
Oil Shipment
Packaged oil is loaded for shipment.
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Pallets of 55 gallon citus oil drums are loaded for shipment.
Oil Shipment
Packaged oil is loaded for shipment.
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Pallets of 55 gallon citus oil drums are loaded for shipment.