Citrus juice extractor for industrial juice production
Maximize juice yields while preserving exceptional quality with our high-speed citrus juice extractor, engineered to handle diverse fruit sizes at impressive throughputs, ensuring efficiency and profitability in large-scale production environments.

Extracts and Separates High-Quality Citrus Juice
The Citrus Juice Extractor lineup, including Models 191, 291, 391, 491, and 593, by JBT, stands out for its whole fruit extraction principle, ensuring optimal juice quality by instantaneous separation. Engineered for high-speed, continuous operation, these extractors cater to fruit juice manufacturers and beverage producers, efficiently extracting and separating juices such as orange, lemon, mandarin, and grapefruit, along with producing cold-pressed citrus oils and citrus pulp. With flexible designs accommodating different fruit sizes, the extractors handle throughput ranging from 225 to 800 pieces per minute. These systems integrate seamlessly into existing lines with features like PLC control for automation and CIP systems for straightforward maintenance. Constructed from corrosion-resistant materials, they guarantee durability and compliance with industry standards. JBT’s renowned engineering support offers customization options to tailor the extractors to specific processing needs.
Benefits
- Maximizes juice yield and quality with instantaneous separation technology.
- Increases production efficiency, processing up to 800 fruits per minute.
- Flexible design accommodates various fruit sizes, supporting diverse product lines.
- Reduces operational costs with energy-efficient, continuous processing.
- Seamless integration with existing systems through automated PLC control.
- Applications
- Beverages,Citrus juice,Plant-based beverages,Fruits,Nuts,Juices
- End products
- Persian lime juice,Lemon juice,Key lime juice,Orange juice,Grapefruit juice,Tangerine juice,Mandarin juice,Cold-pressed citrus oils,Citrus pulp for beverages
- Steps before
- Fruit Sorting,Washing,Peeling,Corer
- Steps after
- Juice Filtering,Concentration,Pasteurization,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- oranges,mandarins,tangerines,key limes,persian limes,lemons,grapefruit
- Output ingredients
- citrus juice,extracted juice
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Processing Speed
- 800 fruits/min (Model 191),560 fruits/min (Model 291/391),225 fruits/min (Model 491),600 fruits/min (Model 593)
- Fruit Diameter Range
- 25-60 mm (Model 191),44-108 mm (Model 291/391),108-140 mm (Model 491)
- Cup Diameter
- 60 mm (Model 191),3" to 4" (Model 291/391),5" (Model 491)
- Rotation Speed
- 100 RPM (Model 191),up to 112 RPM (Model 291/391),up to 75 RPM (Model 491)
- Versatility
- Oranges,mandarins,tangerines,key limes,Persian limes,lemons,small grapefruits
- Throughput
- 600 fruits/min (Model 593)
- Fruit processing rate
- 225-800 fruit/minute
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Changeover time
- Quick changeover for different fruit sizes
- Versatility
- Processes various citrus fruits
- Footprint usage
- Compact design
- Energy efficiency
- High throughput per kWh
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark
- ASME
- Footprint
- Same footprint as Model 291/391
- Cup size
- 60 mm diameter
- Cup count
- Eight cups
- Rotation speed
- 100 rotations/minute
- Fruit volume capability
- 800 pieces/minute (Model 191)
- Fruit diameter handling
- 25 mm to 60 mm
- Cup sizes (Model 291/391)
- 3" to 4"
- Fruit sizes (Model 291/391)
- 44 mm to 108 mm
- Cup count (Model 291/391)
- Five cups
- Rotation speed (Model 291/391)
- Up to 112 rotations/minute
- Fruit volume capability (Model 291/391)
- Up to 560 pieces/minute
- Cup size (Model 491)
- 5" (127 mm)
- Rotation speed (Model 491)
- Up to 75 rotations/minute
- Fruit volume capability (Model 491)
- Up to 225 pieces/minute
- Fruit sizes (Model 491)
- 108 mm to 140 mm
- Throughput (Model 593)
- Up to 600 fruit/minute
- Juicing components (Model 593)
- 3" and 4" for concentrate and NFC production
- Control panel type
- PLC-based
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA
- Compact footprint
- Model 191 and Model 593 use same footprint as Model 291/391