The Plant Behind the Flavor: What Plant is Licorice Made of?
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Over 70% of the world's licorice flavors are produced by a single company, using the extract from the root of a specific plant. To answer the question of what plant is licorice made of, you must look to the herbaceous perennial legume known as *Glycyrrhiza glabra*, or the licorice plant.
