Ingredient dictionary
Star anise on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Star anise is a kind of spice. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,621 products, most often in ready meals.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check
Fits you
for a vegan profile
Does star anise contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link star anise to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.
Is star anise vegan?
Yes. Star anise is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does star anise have on a label?
On European labels it is “anis étoilé” in French, “Sternanis” in German and “Anis estrellado” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.
- French
- anis étoilé, badiane
- German
- Sternanis
- Spanish
- Anis estrellado
- Italian
- anice stellato
- Dutch
- steranijs
- Portuguese
- Estrela-de-anis
- Polish
- Cynamonowiec cejloński, Badian właściwy
- Swedish
- Stjärnanis
- Danish
- Stjerneanis
- Norwegian
- Stjerneanis
- Finnish
- tähtianis, rusotähtianis
- Czech
- Badyán, Badyáník pravý
- Hungarian
- Csillagánizs
- Croatian
- zvjezdani anis
- Turkish
- Yıldız anason
Which foods contain star anise?
Open Food Facts lists star anise in the ingredients of 1,621 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and unsweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 507 · France 483 · United States 241 · Germany 161.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where star anise turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is star anise?
Star anise is a kind of spice.
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers
Sources
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.
- Open Food Facts: Star anise
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
Contains information from Open Food Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Read the licence · Download this dictionary’s data · How we check
Create a website profile with the things you avoid and the people you check for.
Build my profileSave and edit your profile on this website. App transfer is not available yet.