5/17/2023 0 Comments Anise flavorEstragole is a phenylpropene, which is a natural organic compound, also called methyl chavicol.Īnise ( Pimpinella anisum) Parts used: leaves and flowers mainly seedsĬhemistry: primarily (E)-anethole germacrene D, beta-bisabolene and estragole.Īnise hyssop ( Agastache foeniculum) Parts used: leaves and flowersĬhemistry: primarily estragole germacrene D, limonene, (E)-ocimene some forms contain isomethone and pulegone.īasil ( Ocimum spp.) Parts used: leaves, flowers, seedsĬhemistry: primarily estragole and linalool, some forms contain eugenol, 1,8- cineole, beta-caryophyllene.Ĭhervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium) Parts used: leaves and flowersĬhemistry: primarily estragole, some 1-allyl-2, 4 dimenthoxybenzene.ĭill ( Anethum graveolens) Parts used: leaves, flowers, seedsĬhemistry: carvone, limonene, dill apiole, alpha-phellandrene.įennel ( Foeniculum vulgare) Parts used: leaves, flowers, seedsĬhemistry: (E)-anethole, estragole, fenchone, limoneneįrench Tarragon ( Artemisia dracunculus ‘Sativa’) Parts used: leavesĬhemistry: primarily estragole some contain (Z)-anethole, beta-ocimene. According to Tucker and DeBaggio in the Encyclopedia of Herbs, “Anethole is very similar in structure to estragole ( methyl chavicol) in tarragon and safrole in sassafras, and so these oils smell similar but not identical.” Anethole is a terpenoid, and is found in anise and fennel, and also dill, which it is named after (Anethum graveolens) even though it is a much smaller amount found in dill than anise and fennel. The two main chemical constituents that give these similar flavored herbs their smell and taste are estragole and anethole. Some chemicals are common to a variety of plant foods, which results in comparable flavors between these foods. Although there are probably a few other herbs that have some flavor of anise, fennel or licorice, I will discuss the ones listed below that I am most familiar with. And these three herbs are used to describe the flavor profiles of some other well-known herbs. These three herbs have similar aromas and tastes due to a few shared chemical constituents. When we speak of anise flavor, a few other herbs come into play: fennel and licorice. It does however, smell and taste somewhat like anise. Anise hyssop is not related to anise ( Pimpinella anisum), or hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis) for that matter. Since we are celebrating Agastache as Herb of the Year for 2019 and Anise Hyssop is the most popular of this genus, I figured I’d explore some of the other herbs in this flavor category. I recently did a program at the annual Herb Society of America conference in Madison, Wisconsin thus titled this is a modified version of the handout.
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