Ingredient dictionary

Natural star anise aroma on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Natural star anise aroma is a kind of natural flavouring. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 82 products, most often in sweets.

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Does natural star anise aroma contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link natural star anise aroma to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is natural star anise aroma vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of natural star anise aroma are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

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What other names does natural star anise aroma have on a label?

On European labels it is “arôme naturel d'anis étoilé” in French, “natürliches Sternanisaroma” in German and “aroma naturale di anice stellato” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
arôme naturel d'anis étoilé
German
natürliches Sternanisaroma
Italian
aroma naturale di anice stellato
Finnish
luontainen tähtianisaromi
Hungarian
természetes csillagánizs aroma
Croatian
prirodna aroma zvjezdastog anisa

Which foods contain natural star anise aroma?

Open Food Facts lists natural star anise aroma in the ingredients of 82 products, most often sweets, alcoholic drinks and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and Germany.

  • Sweets65
  • Alcoholic drinks3
  • Unsweetened drinks2
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 70 · Belgium 30 · Germany 30 · United States 4.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where natural star anise aroma turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is natural star anise aroma?

Natural star anise aroma is a kind of natural flavouring.

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Natural star anise aroma
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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