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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Black Ace Licorice
This licorice has no wheat flour in it, as most laces, twists and ropes do. Most mass-produced licorice products in the United States don’t even contain real licorice any longer, they use anise flavoring instead. Black Ace is all natural and contains real licorice (which is a good thing and a bad thing, I’ll get to that in a moment.) Licorice has been used for centuries in teas and medicinals. The extract is extremely sweet and has been used an alternative sweetener. It’s a natural expectorant as well, so it’s often found in cough remedies. Some of the effects of too much licorice can be welcome (laxative effect), unpleasant (green stool), or downright dangerous (high blood pressure & edema). Again ... that’d be too much licorice. What’s too much? More than six servings a day.
Black Ace also does a Red version, which also has a similarly pleasant, smooth and soft chew. The flavor is a good fruity/floral mix, something like raspberry. I’m not a big fan of Red in general, mostly because it reminds me I could be having black licorice. But these were definitely nice. I enjoyed them quite a bit but would probably prefer a molasses & wheat based candy. But if you’re a fan of licorice and can’t have wheat and don’t want boring old hard candies, this might be a solution. Since they’re all natural, you can expect to find them places like Whole Foods as well as Beverages & More, Oakville Grocery or Bristol Farms and possibly TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Note: though this is all natural, fat free, wheat and gluten free, the package states that they were made in a facility that processes peanuts & other nuts.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:51 am 
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Ohhh, I’m definately going to have to try these now. I’ve seen them around, and I’ve always wondered if they were worth it....
Haha, i’ve never had black licorice before!
the red vines were always one of my favorite candies when i was in like sixth grade.
i’ve never seen these before, where do you buy them?
I come from a family of Celiacs, so it’s nice to see items like this that we can eat:D
I’ve been looking for awhile for gluten free licorice since my aunt is a big fan. Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention! <3
so far i’ve only been able to find these online at http://www.bevmo.com sku#81034 (black) and #81035(red) However there are a few more places locally that i’m going to look
Sera - definitely worth it if you like soft licorice.
Emily - I got these direct from Black Aces, but you can buy them Whole Foods as well as Beverages & More, Oakville Grocery or Bristol Farms and possibly TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
Erica - I’m glad it’s of interest to you. I get emails about gluten free items, but I’m limited by the same info that you are ... unless it’s on the package that it’s specifically safe for Celiacs, I don’t like to go by the ingredients alone.
Has anyone ever heard of a black licorice lifesaver??? A co-worker of mine swears that she was in Canada and had a roll of black licorice lifesavers. But neither she, nor I can seem to find them. Please help if you know where to get them. Thanks.
I think the black licorice lifesavers were called LLC’s. I haven’t seen them for years
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