Star Anise – 20g

The flavor, which is contained in both the seeds and the star itself, is very sweet and licorice-like, similar to aniseed (though the plants are not related).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Illicium verum is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. A spice commonly called star anisestaranisestar anise seedstar aniseedChinese star anise, or badian that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtained from the star-shaped pericarps of the fruit of I. verum which are harvested just before ripening. Star anise oil is a highly fragrant oil used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. Until 2012, when they switched to using a bacterial source, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir

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Weight .025 kg
Dimensions 20 × 11 × 2 cm

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