Star Anise

✨ Flavor: Sweet, warm, slightly spicy.

✨ Composition: Rich in essential oil (anethole), vitamins, and minerals.

✨ Applications: Culinary, medicinal, cosmetics, essential oil extraction.

Star anise is a beautiful, star-shaped spice harvested from the fruit of the Illicium verum tree. With its distinct licorice-like flavor and aromatic sweetness, star anise is widely prized in both culinary and medicinal applications.

• Appearance: Eight-pointed star-shaped pods, reddish-brown, each containing a shiny brown seed.

• Aroma & Flavor: Strong, sweet, and warm fragrance with a taste similar to licorice, slightly spicy and very aromatic.

• Uses:

  • A key ingredient in Asian cuisines, especially in soups, curries, stews, and marinades.

  • Essential in spice blends such as Chinese five-spice powder and Vietnamese phở.

  • Widely used in beverages, teas, mulled wine, and liqueurs.

  • Extracted for essential oil, which is used in flavoring, perfumery, and pharmaceuticals.

  • Known in traditional medicine for its antibacterial, digestive, and immune-boosting properties.

Star anise is not only a flavorful spice but also a visually appealing product, making it highly demanded in food, beverage, and health industries worldwide.