SPECIFICATION SHEET 1. Product Declaration Name: Organic Black pepper Scientific Name: Piper nigrum 2. Product Description Black pepper is dried unripened matured berries of Piper nigrum. Color Characteristic of Ash to black colour Aroma Characteristic Taste Spicy hot, characteristics for pepper Extraneous & Foreign Matters < 0.5 % Bulk density Min 500 g/L - Max 560 g/L 3. Chemical Analysis Moisture, dry matter Max. 12 % Ash/Acid insoluble ash Max. 3.5 % Volatile oil Min. 2.0 mL / 100g - Max -5.0 mL / 100g Piperine Content Min 3.0 % - Max â?? 6.5% 4. Microbiology Analysis Total Plate Count Max. 1x106 cfu/g Yeast & Molds Max. 1x104 cfu /g Total coliform Max. 1x103 cfu /g Salmonella Absent in 25 g E. coli Not detected
