Anise oil, Star, China, This a very strong price. The aroma is intensely sweet and is erroneously described as licorice-like. Though Anise oils are used to flavor licorice products they have nothing in common with pure licorice root or extract. Experts describe the flavors of the two materials as widely different. Star Anise comes from the fruit of a native Southeastern Asian tree, Illicum Verum. Both wild and cultivated trees are used. It is commonly distilled in Vietnam. Analysis of this material consistently confirms 39 to 41 constituents with anethole in the 70 to 77 percent range. Confirmed anisyl acetone, anisaldehyde, p-allylanisole, p-cumic aldehyde and p-allypen. 
 
Species: 
Illicium verum Hooker fil., fam. Magnoliaceae (Illiciaceae)
Part: 
Fruit
Method: 
Steam Distillation
Class: 
Phenolic Ether
Country: 
China