System and method for continuous steam injected citrus peel cellular expansion

A citrus peel treating process comprising the steps of:

• providing a quantity of raw citrus peel;
• removing substantially all of the seeds from the quantity of raw citrus peel;
• removing substantially all tramp metal from the quantity of raw citrus peel;
• high speed cutting the quantity of raw citrus peel into precise pieces thereof which are substantially equal in size;
• providing a blancher;
• directing the pieces of raw citrus peel into and through the blancher;
• providing a press;
• and
• directing the pieces of raw citrus peel from the blancher into and through the press and thereby transforming the pieces of raw citrus peel into press cake and pressate.