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Liquorice

Liquorice is sweet-tasting root material used to flavor confectionery, drinks, and some savory foods, supplied as root, powder, extract, or finished sweets.

Liquorice — illustrative ingredient image

About Liquorice

Liquorice is the sweet-tasting root material of liquorice plants, used as a flavouring in confectionery, drinks, and some savoury preparations. The name may refer to the root itself or to products made from it, so the form matters when interpreting an ingredient listing.

The root is fibrous and woody, while prepared liquorice flavour is distinctive, sweet, and aromatic, sometimes with bitter or earthy notes. It is sold as dried root, cut pieces, powder, extracts, and finished sweets; these forms differ in concentration and composition.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for liquorice

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American English

Licorice

English

Liquorice, black

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English

Liquorice, chocolate-coated

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English

organic liquorice

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Liquorice nutrition & diet

Liquorice nutritional value

Liquorice

Per 100 g of 100 g of the recorded edible food form.

Calories
311kcal
Protein
5.2g
Carbs
70.6g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values for the displayed measured form. Recipe, brand, ingredients and preparation can change the values.

Root, concentrated extract, and finished liquorice products are not nutritionally interchangeable; sweeteners and other additions in processed forms matter.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: BLS 4.0 — Liquorice (S410000) ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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