PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing fine dried citrus pulp applicable to other uses by refining citrus pulp (<=20μm) without heat denaturation and a method for applying the pulp to food. SOLUTION: This method for producing fine dried citrus pulp comprises following (a) to (d) processes; (a) a washing process wherein citrus pulp as a juice byproduct is washed, (b) a filtrating process after washing, (c) a fine- grinding process wherein the filtrated pulp is finely ground with a high speed rotary cutter to <=200μm, and (d) a high-temperature sterilizing process. A food product is obtained by adding the fine citrus pulp obtained by the above method as a filter, a viscosity modifier, a stabilizer or an isolation preventive.
