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Organic Star Anise Star anise (star aniseed, Chinese star anise) is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium verum, a small native evergreen tree of southwest China. The star shaped fruits are harvested just before ripening. Request A Free Sample (corporate customers only) Buy Organic Star Anise Online Our plant in Fremont, CA

Star anise contains anethole, the same ingredient which gives the unrelated anise its flavor. Recently, star anise has come into use in the West as a less expensive substitute for anise in baking as well as in liquor production, most distinctively in the production of the liquor Galliano. It is also used in the production of sambuca, pastis, and many types of absinthe.

Star Anise is used widely in the cuisine of India, China, Indonesia and Malay. It is also a main ingredient in the Vietnamese soup pho. It is an ingredient of both Indian garam masala and Chinese five-spice seasoning. Medicinally, star anise is used in the production of Tamiflu antibiotic.

Organic production fosters cycling of resources, promotes ecological balance, and conserves biodiversity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program (NOP) develops, implements, and administers national production, handling, and labeling standards. Organic farming excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured fertilizers, pesticides (which include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides), plant growth regulators such as hormones, livestock antibiotics, food additives, and genetically modified organisms.

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