The sugar beet in Prussia Sugar Museum (Berlin)



friedrich wilhelm iii empfängt achard clara elisabeth fischer



unlike sugar cane, sugar beet can grown , harvested in germany.


the discovery of beet sugar changed sugar luxury mass commodity in berlin in little on century. exhibits in section of museum include model of first sugar beet processing plant in world, built in silesia in 1801, demonstrates both progress required before sugar industrially produced, , working conditions in such plants. 14-part diorama shows steps in production of sugar sugar beets in nauen around 1920. in addition, large 1903 painting clara elisabeth fischer, commissioned e.o. von lippmann museum, depicts fictional scene of franz carl achard, inventor of beet sugar, presenting discovery king frederick william iii in form of sugarloaf; achard sent beet sugar king. known varieties of sugar beet today descend plants developed achard on 20 years of selective breeding in kaulsdorf.








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