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Licorice extract

CAS No.68916-91-6
Chemical Name:Licorice extract
CBNumber:CB9271403
Molecular Formula:
Formula Weight:0
MOL File:Mol file

Licorice extract Property

FEMA 2628 | LICORICE EXTRACT (GLYCYRRHIZA SPP.)
Odor at 100.00 %. licorice
Odor Type licorice
Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) LICORICE EXTRACT (GLYCYRRHIZA SPP.)
SCOGS (Select Committee on GRAS Substances) Glycyrrhiza
FDA 21 CFR 582.10; 582.20
CAS DataBase Reference 68916-91-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 1
NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms licorice root extract
NCI Drug Dictionary licorice root extract
EPA Substance Registry System Licorice extract (68916-91-6)

Safety

Hazardous Substances Data :68916-91-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)
Signal wordWarning
Hazard statements H226-H225
Precautionary statements P210-P233-P240-P241-P242-P243-P280-P303+P361+P353-P370+P378-P403+P235-P501

Licorice extract Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description Refer to LICORICE.
Chemical Properties Licorice extract is produced by extraction of the comminuted roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza glabra, with boiling water followed by evaporation of the aqueous extract. The extract has a sweet, mild odor and a very sweet taste. Also see Licorice.
Uses licorice extract (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is considered an anti-irritant, studies indicate an ability to absorb uVA and uVB rays. Studies also conclude that licorice extract has a depigmenting effect as well as an inhibitory effect on melanin synthesis given its ability to act as a tyrosinase inhibitor. As a depigmenting agent, licorice extract is described as more effective than kojic acid and 75 times more effective than ascorbic acid. The chief constituent of licorice root is glycyrrhizin, present in concentrations that range from 5 to 24 percent depending on the variety of licorice used. A member of the bean family, licorice’s pharmacological properties are found in the plant’s roots and stem.
Definition Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Glycyrrhiza glabra, Leguminosae.
Composition A number of substances are known to be present in licorice extract, some of which may be artifacts introduced in processing. Principal constituents consist of glycyrrhizin (20%), reducing sugars (5%), nonreducing sugars (5%), starch, dextrin and gums (30%), ash (8%) and moisture (17%). In addition, licorice roots contain triterpene, flavonoids and B vitamins (Burdock, 1997).
Taste threshold values Taste characteristics at 0.1%: lingering sweet glycyrrhizin, with a brown, syrupy, woody aftertaste.