Star Anise

Star Anise is a highly aromatic spice known for its sweet, licorice-like flavor and visually striking star-shaped pods. Widely used in Asian cuisine, bakery, beverages, and traditional herbal formulations, Star Anise is an essential ingredient in global spice markets.
SV Botanica supplies premium-grade Star Anise sourced from trusted cultivation regions, processed under GMP-, ISO-, and FSSAI-compliant facilities to ensure purity, aroma strength, and export-grade quality.

Rich in anethole and essential oils, Star Anise delivers deep, sweet, and spicy notes ideal for seasoning blends, herbal beverages, desserts, and food manufacturing.

Key Benefits

• Sweet, warm, licorice-like aroma and flavor

• High anethole content for strong aromatic performance

• Enhances spice blends, soups, broths & curries

• Widely used in herbal teas & functional beverages

• Ideal for bakery, confectionery & flavoring syrups

• Consistent pod size, shape & color for export markets

• Suitable for culinary, herbal & industrial applications

Applications

• Garam masala, Chinese five-spice & seasoning blends

• Soups, broths, curries & Asian cuisine

• Herbal teas, kadha mixes & wellness beverages

• Baking, confectionery & dessert formulations

• Ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook food processing

• Retail packaging (whole pods or powdered)

Available Specifications

• Whole Star Anise (Grades A, AA, AAA)

• Broken Star Anise

• Star Anise Powder (40–80 mesh)

• Essential Oil Content: 8%–15% (typical)

• Moisture: NMT 12%

• Organic grade available

• Steam-sterilized or ETO-treated options

Technical Details

• Appearance: Brown star-shaped pods with 6–8 points

• Aroma: Sweet, warm, licorice-like

• Flavor: Mildly sweet, spicy, aromatic

• Moisture: Controlled as per export standards

• Impurities: Minimal; cleaned & graded

• Microbial Limits: Meets USP/BP/FSSAI norms

Packaging Information

• 1 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 kg bulk bags

• Food-grade poly-lined jute or PP bags

• Vacuum-sealed or nitrogen-flushed options

• Custom private-label retail packaging offered

Certifications

Processed or packed in facilities compliant with:
GMP, ISO 22000, FSSAI, Halal, Kosher, FDA-approved units, Organic (optional)

Sourcing & Quality Commitment

SV Botanica sources Star Anise primarily from Vietnam, China, and India, regions known for producing high-oil, aromatic pods with uniform shape and strong anethole content.

Our quality protocol ensures:

• Ethical & traceable sourcing from certified farms

• Thorough cleaning, sorting & grading

• Aroma-preserving drying and controlled storage

• Batch-wise testing for anethole content, moisture & purity

• Compliance with global export standards

This ensures premium Star Anise suitable for spice blends, beverages, bakery products, herbal formulations, and international food manufacturing.

Shelf Life

24–36 months when stored in a cool, dry, airtight environment away from sunlight and moisture.