Star Anise Broken
Star Anise Broken (Sui Ba Jiao )
Product Overview
Item | Detail |
Product name | Star Anise Broken |
Botanical name | Illicium verum Hook.f. (Schisandraceae) |
Origin | China — Guangxi |
Part used | Broken arms / petals of dried star anise (whole fruits crushed) |
Appearance | Broken reddish-brown anise pieces & arms, natural colour |
Main use | Cost-effective seasoning, food & beverage processing, shikimic-acid / essential-oil extraction |
Shelf life | 18–24 months (cool, dry, away from sunlight) |
Form |
Red (autumn) pure pieces |
Ganzhi pure pieces |
Ba-zi (stem-cut) |
Red broken petals (retail 500 g) |
Quality parameters (broken form)
Parameter | Requirement (typical export) |
Moisture | ≤ 12–13.5% |
Admixture / foreign matter | ≤ 1.0% |
Broken rate | 7–10% (pure pieces) |
Total ash | ≤ 3–6% |
Volatile oil | ≥ 5–8 mL/100 g (≥8 for Saudi spec) |
SO₂ (sulphur) | None / not detected (premium) |
How to grade
Level | Basis |
By raw source | Red autumn pieces (highest) > Ganzhi pieces > Chunhua pieces |
By cleanness | Pure pieces (≤1% impurity) > mixed with stems/dust |
By part | Arms/petals vs finer kernels vs stem-cut |
By sulphur & dryness | Sulphur-free fully-dry = premium; higher moisture = lower |
By volatile oil | ≥5–8 mL/100 g; stronger aroma = better |
Inspection checklist
Check | Criterion |
Colour | Even reddish-brown, no blackening/mould = good |
Purity | No stems, stones, dust, foreign matter = higher |
Dryness | Dry & crisp, no clumping = good |
Aroma | Sweet-spicy present; no off-odour |
Sulphur | No sulphur smell; SO₂-free preferred |
Packing Standards
Packing | Spec | Notes |
Cartons | 10 kg / 20 kg | Export corrugated, moisture-proof PE liner |
PP woven bags | 20–30 kg / 25–50 kg | Food-grade, PE liner |
Retail bags | 500 g–5 kg | Private label available |
Container Loading (Estimated)
Container | Approx. load | Note |
20ft (20GP) | 6.5–8.5 MT | Bulky/low density; confirm by stow check |
40ft (40GP) | 15.5–18 MT | Estimated |
Storage & transport: sealed, cool & dry, ventilated; off floor/off wall; protect from rain & moisture (mould risk); never mix with toxic, odoriferous or contaminated goods.