What Is Fennel Oil?

Fennel is divided into two types: Fructus Anisi Stellati and Feniculum vulgare. Fennel oil and cumin oil can be obtained from the fruits of fennel by steam distillation.

Fennel oil

Anise oil overview

Chinese name: cumin oil

English name: Fennel oil

English alias: Foeniculum vulgare oil; Oil of fennel; Bitter fenchel; Bitter fenchel [German]; Bitter fennel oil; FEMA No. 2483; Fenchel oel; Fenchel oel [German]; Fennel oil, bitter (Foeniculum vulgare miller);

CAS number: 8006-84-6 ^[1]

Physical and Chemical Indexes of Anise Oil

Appearance: colorless or light yellow liquid or crystal.

Aroma: It has a special smell of fennel and is sweet.

Density: 0.961 ~ 0.980.

Refractive index: 1.5280 1.5520 (20 )

Solubility: 1 volume of oil sample is dissolved in 3 volume of 90% ethanol and clarified.

Optical rotation: + 4 ° + 24 °.

Main ingredients: cuminol, trans-anilin (content greater than 60%), phlene, pinene, pinene, etc.

Anise oil use

It is used for the preparation of anise brain, the preparation of toothpaste flavors and flavoring agents for drugs, beverages and food.

Anise oil preparation or source

It is obtained by distilling cumin fruits by steam distillation.