Specification of Star anise oil
Testing Items | Standard Requirements | Testing Result |
Color and Appearance | Colorless transparent or slight yellow liquid. | Colorless transparent liquid |
Scent | Nearly aroma of anise ,fennel | Nearly aroma of anise ,fennel |
Density (25?/25?) | 0.975-0.988 | 0.984 |
Optical Rotation(20?) | -2°--+1° | +0.55° |
Refractive Index(20?) | 1.553—1.560 | 1.5570 |
Solidifying Point | ≤15? | 15? |
Solubility | Add 1 volume sample to 3volume of ethanol 90%(v/v), obtaining a settled solution. | Qualified |
Heavy Metals | ≤5ppm | 2ppm |
Content | Anethole ≥80.0% | 80.3% |
Introduction of star anise oil
Star anise (scientific name: Illicium verum), also known as anise, star anise, aniseed and anise. Section anise star anise is a plant genus. Dried fruit is one of culinary seasoning Chinese dishes and Southeast Asia. Growing in moist, warm half shade environment evergreen tree up to 20 meters high and it Mainly grow in the Chinese mainland to the south. Fruit picked in autumn and winter , the color of dried fruit is reddish brown or yellow-brown. its Smell is fragrant and sweet. Whole fruit or flour can use. Fruits and seeds can be used for seasoning, but also medicine.
Usage of star anise oil
1.use as Chewing gum spices: Mainly used for the deployment of toothpaste, tooth powder;
2.The flavor of Liquor: such as Virgil's in the United States, pastis in the France and so on.
3.It's a materials of perfume;
4.A small amount of use to produce Cosmetic and soap;
5.The main use of anise in European herbal medicine was for its carminative effect;