Licorice Extract, CAS# 68916-91-6, is a Plant extracts manufactured through plant extraction, available as Brown Fine Powder. Licorice Extract is widely used as nutrition supplements. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries.
As Licorice Extract is widely known as safe, there is no limit on dosage of intake. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Licorice Extract for long period.
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Licorice Extract could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Licorice Extract in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Licorice Extract for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
Though Licorice Extract is not on FDA's GRAS exemption list, it's still widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries including USA with specific limit on dosage.
No health issues about Licorice Extract reported up to now.
1. Licochalcone A activates Nrf2 in vitro and contributes to licorice extract-induced lowered cutaneous oxidative stress in vivo. [Exp Dermatol. 2015 Jan]
Author: Kühnl J, Roggenkamp D, Gehrke SA, Stäb F, Wenck H, Kolbe L, Neufang G.
2. Synergy of licorice extract and pea protein hydrolysate for oxidative stability of soybean oil-in-water emulsions. [J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Aug 13]
Author: Zhang X, Xiong YL, Chen J, Zhou L.
3. Quality enhancement in the Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicas) fillets stored at 4°C by chitosan coating incorporated with citric acid or licorice extract. [Food Chem. 2014 Nov 1]
Author: Qiu X, Chen S, Liu G, Yang Q.
4. Synergistic inhibition of lipid oxidation by pea protein hydrolysate coupled with licorice extract in a liposomal model system. [J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Sep 4]
Author: Zhang X, Xiong YL, Chen J, Zhou L.
5. The inhibitory effect of roasted licorice extract on human metastatic breast cancer cell-induced bone destruction. [Phytother Res. 2013 Dec]
Author: Lee SK, Park KK, Park JH, Lim SS, Chung WY.