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Liquorice root on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Liquorice root is a kind of liquorice. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,106 products, most often in unsweetened drinks.

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Does liquorice root contain an allergen?

Liquorice root is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is liquorice root vegan?

Yes. Liquorice root is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does liquorice root have on a label?

In English liquorice root can also read “licorice root”. On European labels it is “racine de réglisse” in French, “Sussholzwurzel” in German and “radice di liquirizia” in Italian. The other 6 languages are listed below.

In Englishlicorice root
French
racine de réglisse
German
Sussholzwurzel, Sußholzwurzel
Italian
radice di liquirizia
Dutch
Zoethoutwortel
Swedish
lakritsrot
Danish
lakridsrod
Norwegian
lakrisrot
Finnish
lakritsijuuri, lakritsanjuuri
Croatian
korijen sladića

Which foods contain liquorice root?

Open Food Facts lists liquorice root or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,106 products, most often unsweetened drinks, sweets and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the Netherlands, the United States and Germany.

  • Unsweetened drinks342
  • Sweets252
  • Sweetened drinks73
  • Dressings and sauces19
  • Drinks with sweeteners5
  • Beans and pulses2

Products with it, by country of sale: Netherlands 327 · United States 288 · Germany 178 · France 173.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where liquorice root turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is liquorice root?

Liquorice root is a kind of liquorice.

Kinds of liquorice rootLiquorice root extract

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  1. Open Food Facts: Liquorice root
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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