Once the fruit is picked, it is quickly delivered to Tropicana’s juice making-plants. The fresh oranges are hand graded and any fruit that doesn’t meet our stringent standards is removed. Then the oranges are washed and the orange oil is extracted from the peel to capture the from-the-orange taste and aromas which are later carefully blended into the juice for consistent quality and flavor. The oranges are then gently squeezed – to protect the juice and provide that unique, straight-from-the-orange Tropicana taste.