Cook with star anise
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About
fruit derived from the Illicium verum or badiam plant, used as a spice
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
odorless×4~
sweet×3
medicinal×2
balsamic×2
phenolic×2
warm
anise
heavy
Flavor compounds
13 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
trans-anetholeshikimic acid3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acidcaffeic acidtrans-caffeic acidcis-caffeic acidalpha-l-rhap-(1->6)-d-glcprutinferulic acidcinnamic acidflavonoidsflavonoidphenol
Highlighted compounds are flavor-active · click to view molecular profile
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
Wikidata
License
CC0
Source page
Imported
6/3/2026, 4:41:07 AM
Verification
Multi-layer verified