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Star Anise Oil

CAS
68952-43-2
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
naturals · No. 387

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 363.

BASEtenacity · moderatepower · moderatesteam distillation
sweet
Appearance

Star Anise Oil is a pale yellowish or almost water-white liquid.

Odor

The odor is intensely sweet.

Flavor

Star Anise Oil is used almost exclusively as a flavor material in candy, licorice, toothpaste flavors, carbonated drinks, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical preparations, etc.

Uses in perfumery

Minor amounts are used in soap perfumes, but low-cost synthetic anethole has largely substituted for the unavailable star anise oil for such purposes.

Uses in flavor

Star Anise Oil is used almost exclusively as a flavor material in candy, licorice, toothpaste flavors, carbonated drinks, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical preparations, etc.

Production

Star Anise Oil is steam distilled from the fresh or partly dried whole or comminuted fruits.

IFRA Annex I

Natural constituents in this material

Restricted IFRA-standard materials typically present in this NCS at the listed concentrations.

ConstituentCASTypical %
Estragole140-67-03.3%
p-Methoxybenzaldehyde123-11-50.2%
Identity
Aliases · 4
Star anise oilanise oilIlicium Verumstar anise
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).