Althaea officinalis boiled and fried. The root extract (halawa extract) is sometimes used as flavoring in the making of a Middle Eastern snack called "halva". The later French version of the recipe, called ' (or ' for short), included an egg white meringue and was often flavored with rose water. "" more closely resembles contemporary commercially available marshmallows, which no longer contain "Althaea officinalis". Chemical constituents include altheahexacosanyl lactone ("n"-hexacos-2-enyl-1,5-olide), 2β-hydroxycalamene (altheacalamene) and altheacoumarin glucoside (5,6-dihydroxycoumarin-5-dodecanoate-6β--glucopyranoside), along with the known phytoconstituents lauric acid, β-sitosterol and lanosterol. Althaea officinalis Althaea officinalis, or marsh-mallow, is a perennial species indigenous to Europe, Western Asia, and
Sweet as Sugar (Grinspoon song) was directed by James Barr and produced by James Moore. Sweet as Sugar (Grinspoon song) "Sweet As Sugar" is the only single released by Grinspoon from their compilation album "Best In Show". It was released in October 2005 as a digital download by Universal Music Australia. The song polled at number 42 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005. The band's bass player, Joe Hansen describes the song as a "pretty-straight-ahead, good rockin' tune." Australian music website, Faster Louder, described "Sweet As Sugar" as being reminiscent of "Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills" with its pop/rock sound. The review goes on