An experimental study concerned with the growth kinetics of citric acid monohydrate crystals is presented. Due to the properties of the system, which is very soluble, with low solid-liquid density difference and high liquid viscosity, two different techniques were used: large crystals (710-850 mu m) were grown in a fluidized bed crystallizer; small crystals, belonging to three size ranges from 90 to 355 mu m, were grown in the cell of a laser light diffraction granulometer. A first order growth kinetics resulted in both cases; a comparative analysis of both the present data and those reported in the literature relevant to larger or smaller crystals, indicates that the system exhibits size-dependent growth, which increases linearly with the crystal size.