Discarded citrus peels at a local fruit market

Fruit waste. Advanced ingredients.

From peel
to premium.

We transform discarded fruit peels into high-value, cosmetic-grade raw materials—starting with pectin and essential oils.

Tanzania · East AfricaWaste stream 001 · Citrus
01Locally sourced feedstock
02Cascading extraction
03Formulator-ready ingredients

The opportunity

Millions of tonnes of peel.
Almost none of its value.

Every year, the world’s citrus processors generate over 21 million tonnes of peel waste. Most is landfilled, composted, or burned.

We think it belongs in your moisturizer.

Fresh citrus halves and peels at a local market
01Value begins in the discarded peel.
Discarded citrus peels beside a market
02A visible waste stream.
Fruit vendors beside collected citrus peel
03Local feedstock, ready for a second life.

Our cascade

One waste stream.
More than one outcome.

Explore the full process →
01

Collect

Peel and pulp sourced directly from fruit vendors, juice bars, markets, and processors.

02

Prepare

Feedstock is sorted, washed, dried, and stabilized before spoilage can set in.

03

Extract

Oil is lifted first. Pectin follows through a controlled second-stage extraction.

04

Supply

Documented ingredients ready for qualification by cosmetic formulators.

Ingredient portfolio

Same performance.
A better origin.

View all seven ingredients →
PectinIn production

Texture

Pectin

A natural thickener and stabilizer purified from citrus peel.
Essential oil & D-limoneneIn production

Fragrance · Solvent

Essential oil & D-limonene

A bright, multi-purpose citrus ingredient recovered first in our cascade.
Polyphenol activesPipeline

Antioxidant

Polyphenol actives

Plant-native actives for next-generation skin and shelf-stability formulations.
Citrus peel at a fruit marketSource
Prepared citrus peel moving through sortingPrepare
Citrus peel undergoing laboratory extractionExtract
Recovered citrus D-limonene in a laboratory vesselRecover
Finished pectin powderSupply

Two doors into the same system

For formulators & brands

A better ingredient story—without changing your process.

Traceable, cosmetic-grade materials designed to fit existing formulations and procurement standards.

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For fruit processors

Turn your waste line into a revenue line.

Reliable pickup, clear offtake agreements, and reporting that makes your avoided waste measurable.

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The math behind the mission

Impact should be counted,
not decorated.

01Fruit waste diverted from disposal

02Ingredients produced and supplied

03Active sourcing partners

04Partner disposal-cost reduction

We publish verified operational figures only. Until then, these are the measures we track—not estimates presented as facts.

Ready to see what is possible from a tonne of peel?

Let’s make the
next material.