Liquorice - Dictionary

Carnauba wax is obtained from the Brazilian carnauba palm. A layer of wax covers the leaves, which is scraped off.

Carrageenan is a polysaccharide extracted from red algae. It is labelled E 407 in the food industry and used as a thickening and gelling agent, e.g. in puddings, ice cream, cream cheese and jams. The name comes from Irish. There, ‘carraigín’ was extracted from Irish moss in the 5th century.
(Source: Sugar Museum Berlin)

Food colouring Food colouring is used for optical colour processing. In the cooking process, the natural colours of the ingredients fade. Food colourings are neutral in taste. Approximately 40 food additives that are harmless to health are used in the food industry and must be labelled. In the case of liquorice, these are sugar caramel E151 (black colour), vegetable carbon E153 (black colour), curcumin E100 (yellow colour), carotene E160b (yellow colour), ammonia sugar caramel E150c (black colour), calcium carbonate E170 (white colour), carmine E120 (red colour).