"Birth of the Citrus Flavor Industry in Central FL" LHCC Lecture Series at Lakeland Public Library

Name: "Birth of the Citrus Flavor Industry in Central FL" LHCC Lecture Series at Lakeland Public Library
Start: 2025-03-13T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-13T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 100 Lake Morton Dr, Lakeland, FL, United States, Florida 33801

Schedule

Thu Mar 13 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

100 Lake Morton Dr, Lakeland, FL, United States, Florida 33801 | Lakeland, FL

The Lakeland History and Culture Center Lecture Series presents "Birth of the Citrus Flavor Industry in Central Florida" with Dr. Robert A. Kryger.
Join us at the Lakeland Public Library on Thursday, March 13th at 5:30 PM as Dr. Kryger, a physics professor at Florida Polytechnic University and author of the book, "The Florida Citrus Flavor Industry, 1900-2000," presents "Birth of the Citrus Flavor Industry in Central Florida."
Largely unknown to most Floridians, Florida’s citrus industry impacts millions of international consumers in products beyond fresh citrus fruits and juices, through specialized citrus flavoring products used in foods and beverages worldwide. Although citrus peels and oils have been used for flavoring for more than two millennia, a niche industry began to develop in Central Florida around 1960 to produce these flavors and eventually came to dominate the global market. In this presentation, Dr. Kryger will share insights into how modern citrus flavors are produced and highlight the importance of Lakeland and Central Florida in the development of this global industry.
No registration required.