| Section2 = }} Glycyrrhizin's the main sweet tasting compound from liquorice root. It's 30–50 times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). Pure glycyrrhizin's odorless. Chemically, glycyrrhizin's a triterpenoid saponin glycoside of glycyrrhizic (or glycyrrhizinic) acid. Upon hydrolysis, the glycoside loses its sweet taste and's converted to the aglycone glycyrrhetinic acid plus two molecules of glucuronic acid. The acid form isn't particularly water soluble, but its ammonium salt's soluble i… (More on Glycyrrhizin)