Patent ID: 7291351

Claim:
A method for making a 100% citrus based composition comprising the steps of: grinding cold pressed citrus peel into a puree consistency; adding deionized water to the ground citrus peel puree to make a mixture; blending the ground citrus peel/water mixture; stirring the blended mixture and allowing precipitates and/or non-soluble material to settle; removing the top portion of the blended mixture by decanting; filtering the blended mixture; repeating the decanting and filtering steps one or more times; adjusting the filtered mixture with acid to achieve approximately 1.5 pH; heating the pH-adjusted mixture for a predetermined time period for approximately one hour to achieve a pH-adjusted mixture temperature of between 65-85 degrees C.; filtering the heated mixture to remove excess free moisture; adding water to the filtered mixture to form a new mixture; and, filtering the new mixture and blending the new mixture to achieve a desired creamy consistency.