Leveraging a new 50,000-ton annual capacity plant and over 90% citrus comprehensive utilization rate, orange peel shred, lemon peel shred, fragrant pomelo peel shred, and grapefruit peel shred products commence global supply
Zhejiang Jinyiwang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., strategically located in Quzhou – the "Hometown of Chinese Ponkan" – is leveraging its industry-leading citrus whole-fruit comprehensive utilization technology to introduce its range of peel shred products, including orange peel shred, lemon peel shred, fragrant pomelo peel shred, and grapefruit peel shred, to the international food ingredients market. As a leading agricultural enterprise specializing in the deep processing of citrus and other specialty agricultural products, Jinyiwang is transforming what was traditionally considered citrus peel waste into high-value-added peel shred products, providing natural, healthy, and premium-quality citrus peel ingredient solutions for the global baking, beverage, jam, confectionery, and seasoning industries.
Product Matrix: Four Distinct Peel Shreds, Each with Unique Characteristics to Meet Diverse Application Scenarios
Citrus peel shreds are processed from fresh citrus, lemon, pomelo, and other fruit peels through cleaning, cutting into strips, debittering, and candying. They are widely used for flavor enhancement and decoration in breads, pastries, biscuits, jams, ice cream, cocktails, and traditional Chinese desserts, offering both natural aroma and aesthetic appeal. Leveraging Quzhou's abundant citrus cultivation resources – the city is renowned as the "Hometown of Chinese Ponkan" and the "Hometown of Grapefruit" – combined with the powerful deep-processing capabilities of its new facility, Jinyiwang transforms traditionally discarded citrus peels into high-value-added peel shred product lines. The company's core peel shred products include:
Orange Peel Shred: Made from high-quality Gannan navel oranges, the peel exhibits a bright golden-yellow color and is rich in natural orange essential oils and flavonoids. After processing, the orange peel shred delivers a rich, sweet orange aroma with a pleasant, chewy texture. In terms of applications, orange peel shred is a classic ingredient in European-style breads*(such as Panettone and Stollen), pound cakes, and fruit pound cakes, adding layered citrus notes to pastries. It is also widely used for **flavor enhancement and decoration in fruit teas, mulled wine, and cocktails, as well as an embedded filling in chocolate, nougat, and cookies. It is the most widely demanded peel shred category in the baking and dessert industry.
Lemon Peel Shred: Made from carefully selected fresh lemons, the peel is rich in lemon essential oils and natural pectin. Unlike the sweet profile of orange peel shred, lemon peel shred features a fresh, tangy flavor profile with bright acidity and a distinctively crisp lemon character, complemented by a clean finish achieved through refined debittering techniques. Its applications predominantly include light and refreshing pastries such as lemon cakes, madeleines, and cookies, where it effectively counterbalances sweetness. In the beverage sector, lemon peel shred is a common decoration and flavor enhancer in lemon tea, sparkling water, and summer coolers. In Western cuisine, it is frequently used to enhance the flavor of seafood salads and cream sauces, making it an excellent choice for imparting a vibrant lemon flavor to food products.
Fragrant Pomelo Peel Shred: Made from local fragrant pomelo, which features thicker peels and abundant spongy tissue, the product, after candying, exhibits a translucent, glossy appearance with a soft, sweet, and chewy texture. The most notable characteristic of fragrant pomelo peel shred lies in its mild and layered pomelo fragrance – elegant, long-lasting, with extremely low bitterness and moderate sweetness. Its applications tend toward Chinese and Japanese-style pastries, such as pomelo-flavored mooncakes, pomelo peel cakes, sweet bean jelly (yokan), and wagashi. In beverage mixing, fragrant pomelo peel shred is frequently used in pomelo tea, honey-pomelo drinks, and various fruit-infused teas for added aroma. In the sauce and filling sector, it serves as a raw material for jams or bread fillings, delivering a distinctive flavor identity.
Grapefruit Peel Shred (Hu You): Made from Changshan grapefruit – a geographic-indication-protected product of Changshan County, Quzhou. The Changshan grapefruit is a natural hybrid of pomelo and citrus, combining the aromas of both, and its peel is rich in functional components such as naringin and neohesperidin, featuring a distinctive slightly bitter with a sweet aftertaste flavor profile. Jinyiwang employs specialized debittering and candying processes to precisely control the natural bitterness of grapefruit peel to an optimal level, resulting in an elegant pomelo fragrance with subtle bitterness that gives way to a lingering sweet finish – offering the most complex flavor profile among all peel shred varieties. In terms of applications, grapefruit peel shred has unique advantages and is often used in **premium European-style artisan breads, artisanal chocolate fillings, specialty jams, and flavored tea blends. Its distinctive flavor signature is particularly favored by boutique bakeries and specialty beverage brands seeking differentiated products.
Full-Industry-Chain Advantages: Quality Control from Planting to Processing
In April 2026, Jinyiwang's new facility, with a total investment of 160 million RMB and covering 46 mu (approximately 30,600 square meters), was officially commissioned, boosting annual production capacity from 6,000 tons to 50,000 tons. The new plant is equipped with multiple fully automated production lines for fruit sacs (citrus pulp), NFC juice, and citrus peel fiber, along with a newly built cold storage of over 3,000 square meters. The citrus comprehensive utilization rate has been elevated to over 90%, significantly exceeding the industry average. In the peel shred production process, a high-standard quality control system ensures product quality – the new quality control center is three times larger than the previous facility, equipped with advanced instruments including one-ten-thousandth precision electronic balances and positive control rooms, enabling traceable management of production records and test data, ensuring that exported peel shred products meet international standards for pesticide residues, microbiological limits, and other indicators.
Global Footprint: Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration Empowers Innovation as Citrus Peel Shred Goes Global
Citrus peel shred products have long enjoyed stable demand in European, American, Japanese, South Korean, and Southeast Asian markets, with wide applications in industrial baking and culinary decoration. Jinyiwang has obtained import and export qualifications and, leveraging Quzhou's strategic location as a transportation hub connecting four provinces ("Four Provinces Thoroughfare"), along with the capacity and quality enhancements from its new facility, is actively expanding into overseas markets. Through industry-academia-research collaborations with institutions including the School of Food Science and Engineering at Zhejiang Gongshang University, Zhejiang University of Technology, and the Citrus Research Institute of Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the company continuously optimizes debittering processes, color retention, and flavor stability of its peel shred products. Jinyiwang is committed to providing global customers with comprehensive services ranging from raw materials to customized peel shred solutions.
With the new facility operating at full capacity, Jinyiwang's product portfolio of orange peel shred, lemon peel shred, fragrant pomelo peel shred, and grapefruit peel shred is poised to become a signature offering from China's Citrus Hometown in the international food ingredients market. The company sincerely invites customers from the global baking, beverage, seasoning, and food processing industries to visit and explore cooperation opportunities, jointly unlocking the unlimited application potential of citrus peel shred.
