Glycyrrhizin is obtained as an extract from licorice root after maceration and boiling in water. Licorice extract (glycyrrhizin) is sold in the United States as a liquid, paste, or spray-dried powder. When in specified amounts, it is approved for use as a flavor and aroma in manufactured foods, beverages, candies, dietary supplements, and seasonings. It is 30 to 50 times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizin (or glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhizinic acid) is the chief sweet-tasting constituent of "Glycyrrhiza glabra" (liquorice) root. Structurally, it is a saponin used as an emulsifier and gel-forming agent in foodstuffs and cosmetics. Its
Pontefract Collieries F.C. Pontefract Collieries F.C. Pontefract Collieries Football Club are a football club based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The team plays in the . Pontefract Collieries is affiliated to the West Riding County Football Association and Castleford & District Football Association. They have historic local rivalries with neighbours Glasshoughton Welfare and Selby Town. In recent times, a rivalry with Hemsworth Miners Welfare also developed when the clubs played in the same division. Pontefract Collieries play their home games at The Harratts Nissan Stadium, Pontefract, sometimes known as Beechnut Lane due to the access road, situated near to the site of the