Zagarese Organic Licorice Extract, Original flavor, Small Hard Bits, Bold Licorice Treat, Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, 0.7 oz Box

I’ve seen reviews saying “disgusting” or “I had spit it out una few seconds”. Well, these are probably people who expected the candy flavor of licorice. Those candies are mostly sugars (melassa) and just a tiny 3% of licorice extract. Sometimes even a small amount of anice, which is extracted from fennel seeds and has nothing to deal with licorice. Licorice is a bush and it’s extract is from the roots. In fact, you can also buy those roots and chew them (that’s kind of weird to me too). These are not candies. These are little blocks of pure extract from those roots; that means nearly 100% of licorice, no sugars, no gelatins, no oil or flavors. So, obviously is a completely different and way more intense licorice flavor and many can’t stand it. You’re not wrong, just be aware it’s a very intense taste and you may not like it. However, crush one or two of these and dissolve them in hot water, or use them to make a small batch of ice cream and you will get the licorice flavor you like. Licorice is extremely healthy and if pure, it’s obviously more effective. The price is offensive. I’m from Italy where you can buy pure licorice in any convincentesi store for maybe $2... but hey, this is not Italy :)

If you love the taste of tar and asphalt, you will love this.

I use it to settle my stomach and it works perfectly. I place it under my tongue and let it dissolve. The taste is awful...bitter...but that is because it is licorice root and not candy. When I read other reviews this item received poor rankings only because people didn't read and thought they were purchasing candy. Item is extremely small but that was expected if you read the description.

This very, very tiny box of real licorice will knock your socks off! They are definitely not for me, but my husband liked them.

This product is not for people who enjoy sweet licorice. I happen to be a person who loves licorice. This product is wonderful because it does not contain the sugar. It gives you that clean, strong, licorice taste which I enjoy. I would like it more if it was a smaller size. Back in the day there was a product called Zen Zen. They were small very thin squares of licorice, which were nice to help freshen your breath. I would prefer something like that instead of a hard pebble size product. However, I still would purchase this again.

I have purchased these a few times and I really enjoy them for both their strong flavor and their digestive properties. However the last box I received had a different flavor than the others. Specifically a strong flavor of rubbing alcohol. I have sampled two different orders side by side and notice the strange flavor in the most recent order. I will give them another chance and order a new box to see if the quality is back to its original quality.

This product taught me to read reviews before I buy next time! The box is very small. Smaller than a box of tic-tac’s. I truly thought I was buying sugar free (without chemicals) licorice. Well, that’s kind of true. No chemicals but this is not a substitute for licorice in any way shape or form. It’s about as hard as a rock and apparently it’s supposed to be like that. The flavor is way to strong. Hubby took it out of his mouth within seconds. I powered through because I needed to win the fear factor race! I’m a winner but this crap is a loser!!! Don’t do it! Just don’t!!! Husband agrees with the comment that this stuff tastes like Satans anus. I am questioning how he would know that?

Great product. Yes, the package weighs less than an ounce but this is a very high quality product and if you only ingest one or two of them a day, they should last quite while. The flavor is wonderful and it's just organic licorice! Which has powerful medicinal qualities. If you are looking for a candy type of licorice, this isn't it. It's more like a tiny, strong flavored after dinner mint or digestive to cleanse your palate.