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    "inchikey": "ILRKKHJEINIICQ-OOFFSTKBSA-N",
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  "summary": "Licorice and its extracts are flavourings and sweeteners. The sweetness comes from glycyrrhizin, which is far sweeter than sugar; it is also the reason intake is capped, since it affects potassium and blood pressure at high doses.",
  "derivation_summary": "Extracted from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra. Deglycyrrhizinated extracts exist where the flavour is wanted without the active compound.",
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          "max_level_unit": null,
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          "effective_from": null,
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1408",
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
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      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
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      "name": "Ammonium glycyrrhizate (NF)",
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      "name": "Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material",
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      "name": "Glycyron No.1",
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      "name": "Glycyrram",
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      "name": "Glycyrrhizic Acid Ammonium Hydrate",
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Licorice and licorice derivatives\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/licorice-and-licorice-derivatives. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
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