The licorice root itself, Glycyrrhiza glabra, is actually a legume, and is super sweet (50 times sweeter than standard white sugar, to be exact). It also packs around 300 compounds, but its ...

but it originally comes from the licorice plant, also called glycyrrhiza glabra. This plant produces a compound called glycyrrhizin, which is what traditionally sweetened the candy. You may not ...