Black Pepper also known as Piper nigrum, Black Pepper & Oleo oil Being soluble in water and insoluble in oil, the oil is extracted using solvent extraction process from the dried fruit part of the plant that is properly ripened. With dried peppercorns coming with blackened external covering, the extraction is done by percolating with different solvents like hexane. These have a heavier flavor and are also known by the common names of Piper, Black Pepper. With the oil having chemical constituents including 40% Residual solvent and 20 ml/100gm Piperine content, It is used in food industry as coloring and flavoring agent
