Natural sweetener Glycyrrhizinic Acid From Licorice Extract

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Glycyrrhizic Acid
Product Description:
Product Name: Glycyrrhizic Acid
Latin Name: Radix Glycyrrhizae
CAS No.: ********3
Molecular Formula: C*2H*2O*6
Product Introduction:
Licorice extract is the active principle of liquorice root. It is a powerful
sweetener, ***0 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.