Commercial name: Organic Essential Oil of Star Anise
Botanical name: Illicium verum
Origin: Vietnam
Processing method: Steam distillation of the fresh, green fruit

INCI name: Illicium Verum Fruit Oil
EINECS-CAS: 84650-59-9
Alternative CAS: 68952-43-2
EC: 283-518-1
REACH registration number: 01-2120230257-63-0002

Odour: Characteristic, sweet odour, reminiscent of anethole.
Appearance: colourless to pale yellow liquid

Relative density (20°C): 0.971 to 0.991
Refractive index (20°C): 1.546 to 1.564
Optical rotation (20°C): -2° to +2°
Flash point: 97.6°C at 101.325 kPa

Trans-Anethole: 86% to 94%
d-Limonene: 0.2% to 6%
Alpha-Pinene: 0.1% to 3%
Foeniculin: 0.1% to 3%
Methyl Chavicol: 0.1% to 3%
Linalool: 0.2% to 2.5%
Cis-Anethole: 0.1% to 1%

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