Black Pepper: Piper nigrum is the scientific name for black pepper. Black pepper is the flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. When dried, the fruit is known as a peppercorn. When fresh and fully mature, it is approximately 5 millimeters (0.20 in) in diameter, dark red, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed. Peppercorns, and the ground pepper derived from them, may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white pepper (ripe fruit seeds). Black Pepper gets its spicy heat mostly from piperine derived both from the outer fruit and the seed. Dried ground pepper has been used since antiquity for both its flavour and as a traditional medicine. Black pepper is the world's most traded spice. It is one of the most common spices added to cuisines around the world. Black pepper is ubiquitous in the modern world as a seasoning and is often paired with salt. Black pepper is native to south India and is extensively cultivated there and elsewhere in tropical regions. Currently, Vietnam is the world's largest producer and exporter of pepper, producing 34% of the world's Piper nigrum crop as of 2013. 500G/L, MG1 (Malabar Grade) : 11% Max TGEB (Tellicherry Garbled Extra Bold) : 11% Max TGSEB (Tellicherry Special Extra Bold) : 11% Max
