Licorice Root Extract

Botanical identity: Confirm the exact Glycyrrhiza species on the specification and identity records; commercially used species are not automatically interchangeable.

Plant part: Root and/or rhizome, as declared for the selected grade.

Form: Fine extract powder; extract-ratio, marker-assayed and reduced-glycyrrhizin grades may differ materially.

Analytical comparison: Compare glycyrrhizin or glycyrrhizic-acid target, analytical method, calculation basis, extract ratio, extraction solvent, carrier and moisture. An extract ratio does not replace a marker assay.

Potential applications include powder blends, capsules, tablets, functional food and beverage systems, flavour development and selected personal care formulations, subject to the finished product and market pathway.

Evaluate sweetness and liquorice flavour, colour, pH response, water dispersibility, sediment, particle size, carrier declaration, hygroscopicity and finished-product stability at the proposed use level. A reduced-glycyrrhizin grade should not be treated as compositionally equivalent to a conventional extract.

Available support may include the current specification, Certificate of Analysis (COA), TDS, SDS and, where applicable, identity or chromatographic information, microbiological limits, heavy metals, pesticide residues, residual solvents, allergen statements and traceability records.

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Include intended application, required species or grade, target marker and method, estimated annual volume, delivery location, destination market and required documents.

Related guidance: How to read a botanical extract COA and Extract ratio vs standardised extract.

This information is intended for B2B ingredient evaluation and does not constitute medical or regulatory advice.

Are licorice and liquorice different ingredients?
No. They are spelling variants, but the exact Glycyrrhiza species and grade still need to be confirmed.

Can two extracts with the same ratio be treated as equivalent?
No. Compare species, plant part, native-extract basis, carrier, solvent, marker assay, method and contaminant limits.

Is glycyrrhizin the same as extract ratio?
No. Glycyrrhizin or glycyrrhizic acid is a marker specification, while extract ratio describes the relationship between starting material and extract under a stated basis.

What should be supplied with a sample request?
Provide the application, target grade or marker, preferred test method, sample quantity, annual demand, destination and document requirements.