Instrumental analytical methods have been presented for the analysis of sugars and glycyrrhizin in licorice extract. The lapsed time savings which accrue from using these methods instead of the classical licorice analyses ranges from almost two hours per sugar analysis to over two days per glycyrrhizin analysis. Although the precision of the new methods does not quite match that of the classical methods, it is felt that the savings in lapsed time and operator time per analysis is ample justification for their use in the modern analytical laboratory.

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