Licorice extract is the active principle of liquorice root. It is a powerful sweetener, 3050 times as potent as sucrose (table sugar). Chemically, licorice extract is a triterpenoid saponin glycoside being either the Ca2+ or K+ salt of glycyrrhizic (or glycyrrhizinic) acid. Upon hydrolysis, the licorice root extract loses its sweet taste and is converted to the aglycone glycyrrhetinic acid plus two molecules of glucuronic acid. The acid form is not particularly water soluble, but its ammonium salt is soluble in water at pH greater than 4.5. Although sweet, the taste of licorice extract is different from that of sugar. The sweetness of licorice extract glycyrrhizin has a slower onset than sugar, and lingers in the mouth for some time. Additionally, its characteristic licorice flavor makes it unsuitable as a direct flavor substitute for sugar. Unlike the artificial sweetener aspartame, licorice extract glycyrrhizin maintains its sweetness under heating.

Functions

Food : Licoric Extract Block /liquid can be used to enhance the sweetness of food ,drink adn candy based sweeternersare 250times sweeter than cane sugar ,while having less calories and causeing fewer dental problem.Licorice products can mask salty and bitter flasvors in many food products ,including sauces and seafood.It also promotes halthy liver function.

Tobacco: Licorice extract spray powder is mostly used as a demulcent.It is effective as a cough suppressant and soothes sore throats.It can also be used to remove harsh flavor of tobacco and to help it retain its moisture.

Cosmetics: It can help to pend and cleanes the pores,can be used to prevent the production of melanin in the skin with whitening effect.They can to hide skin discoloration and their antibacterial properties make them particlarly useful in deodorant.It is commonly used in many hig-grade beauty aids ,including moisturizers and other skin creams,shower gels andfacial masks.They are also the imortant ingredients in many toothpastes,ey drop ,sunscreens and allergy prevention products.

Medicine: It can be used in the treatment of respiratory infections,peptic ulcers and liver inflammation.Licorice extract block /;iquid effective as a cough suppressant and soothes sore throats.