Black Pepper is produced from the green unripe berries of the Pepper plant (Piper nigrum Linn), and is the resultant dried whole fruit. Sri Lankan Black Pepper has a high Piperine content (the alkaloid responsible for the pungency of Black Pepper), and is widely used as a " hot" cooking spice and seasoning. Extracts of black pepper (piperine, oleoresin and essential oil) are also extracted from whole berries, and have uses as both spice and flavoring agents in the food industry, and also industrial uses in perfumery and the pharmaceutical industries.
Pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae that is native to Southeast Asia, cultivated for its fruit, which is generally dried and utilized as a spice for seasoning. Whole black pepper which is cultivated in tropical areas such as Sri Lanka has also been used as a customary medicine and is believed to be a treatment for hernia, gangrene and diarrhea to name a few. Black pepper was initially found in usage in countries like Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and Middle-east. Pepper gets its spicy heat from piperine derived from the outer fruit as well as the seed. As one of the highly traded spice worldwide, Ceylon black pepper comprises a unique pungent flavor and aroma that enhances savory dishes. Grade Description Form Grade 1 (Black) Dried whole corns or berries of P. nigrum L. generally picked before they are ripened. They are brown to black in color with deep set wrinkles on the dried berry. Dried Berries, pieces, powder Grade 2 (Black) Dried Berries, pieces, powder White Pepper Whole black pepper after ripening and which the outer coating or the pericarp has been removed and dried afterwards Dried Berries, pieces, powder
Pepper: Pepper generally refers to black, white and green pepper. Black pepper is the unripe fruit of the pepper plant, piper nigrum, cooked and dried. Green pepper refers to the dried, but uncooked, unripe fruit of the pepper plant. White pepper, on the other hand, is the seeds from ripe pepper fruits. Pepper is the spice that is most commonly traded in the world.
Black pepper comes from the pepper plant, a smooth woody vine that can grow up to 33 feet in hot and humid tropical climates. They begin to bear small white clustered flowers after 3 to 4 years and develop into berries known as peppercorns. Ground peppercorns produce the spice we call pepper. Black pepper, green pepper and white peppercorns are actually the same fruit (Piper nigrum); the difference in their color is a reflection of varying stages of development and processing methods. Product origin : Sri Lanka / ceylon Minimum Order Size and Packgaing details : Depends on the requirement
