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Star anise
Known here as Chakra phool. Whole star anise, bought on how clean the points are and how much of the aroma is still in them.
About this product
How we buy it
Star anise is one of the few things on this list that does not grow in Gujarat, so origin and the age of the crop matter more than anything we can do to it afterwards. What a buyer notices on arrival is whether the stars are whole rather than broken into points, and whether the sweet anise smell survived the voyage — both come down to drying and packing at source. We buy on those two things and pack it so it does not rattle itself to pieces in transit.
Masala blends and garam masala, biryani and stocks, confectionery and liqueurs, tea blends, and extraction of anethole and star anise oil.
We grind to order rather than hold powder in stock, so it reaches you fresh. Tell us the mesh you work to.
The Indian tariff calls star anise “badian”, which is why it sits in 0909 next to fennel and caraway rather than with the other whole spices.
What to send us
Four lines is enough
- Quantity you are looking at
- Packing you want it in
- Destination port
- Any specification your side works to
Specification, tolerance and packing are agreed in the contract for each shipment rather than fixed on a web page — the right answer changes with your end use, the season and your destination.
Request a quote ↗Before it ships
Cleaned, checked and documented
Samples are drawn when the lot comes in, and again from the finished goods before your container is loaded — so what you approved is what sails. Third-party inspection is arranged whenever you ask for it, and you get photographs of the loaded container either way.
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