name: Liquorice
flavor_db_name_variants: liquorice
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Liquorice
id: 627
name_scientific: null
description: Liquorice or licorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a somewhat sweet flavor can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a legume that is native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. It is not botanically related to anise, star anise, or fennel, which are sources of similar flavouring compounds. It is a herbaceous perennial, growing to 1 m in height, with pinnate leaves about 7?15 cm (3?6 in) long, with 9?17 leaflets. The flowers are 0.8?1.2 cm (??½ in) long, purple to pale whitish blue, produced in a loose inflorescence. The fruit is an oblong pod, 2?3 cm (1 in) long, containing several seeds. The roots are stoloniferous.
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Liquorice
picture_file_name: 644.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 93291
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:10.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Confectioneries
food_subgroup: Candies
food_type: Type 2
created_at: 2011-12-02T22:10:07.000Z
updated_at: 2020-03-12T20:59:56.000Z
creator_id: 2
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00627