Licorice

Ammonium chloride or other salts are often used in the production of licorice. Ammonium chloride is chemically identical to ammonium chloride.

The ammonium chloride content in licorice must be marked: more than 20 g ammonium chloride/kg = adult licorice - no children's licorice!

with ammonia content between 44.9 and 79.9 g/kg = extra strong, adult licorice - not children's licorice!

with ammonia content over 80g/kg Warning: "Excessive consumption may be harmful to health, especially in people with kidney disease".

Dose restriction: According to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) maximum glycyrrhizin 100 mg/day ! means for children's licorice: maximum 100 grams per day

for adult licorice (0.2 grams of glycyrrhizin per 100 grams): less than 50 grams per day

Strong licorice (0.4 grams of glycyrrhizin per 100 grams): maximum 25 grams per day

1. Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl-Teedrogens and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 382-385
2. https://www.aok.de/pk/magazin/ernaehrung/lebensmittel/lakritz-inhaltsstoffe-und-gesundheitsrisiken/
3. https://www.bfr.bund.de/suche/#tx_solr%5Bq%5D=lakritze&tx_solr%5Bsort%5D=relevance+desc