Black Pepper is the dried mature berry of Piper nigrum, a climbing, perennial shrub mostly found in hot, moist region of Southern India. The climbing woody stems have swollen nods with clinging roots at each node, which helps in anchoring the vine to the support trees (standards). It has straight upward growing main stem and have lateral shoots from the axils of the leaves having shorter inter nodes without adventitious roots. In such branches the terminal buds get modified into an in�orescence (spike) and the auxiliary buds continue further growth.
Pepper is considered originated in the hills of Southwestern Ghats of India. It is now grown in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brazil, Mexico, and Guatemala apart from the country of origin. Pepper requires hot and humid climate and grows between 20-degree North and South latitudes, from sea level to up to 1500 meters above MSL. The crop tolerates temperatures between 10 degree and 40-degree C. A wellâ??distributed annual rainfall of 125 to 200 cm is considered ideal for pepper.
Pepper is largely used by meat packers and in canning, pickling, baking, considering for its preservative value. It has the ability to correct the seasoning of dishes, therefore used as a final dash at the end of cooking to efectively adjust the favor. It is an important component of culinary seasoning of universal use and is an essential ingredient of numerous commercial foodstu�s. It is also used as an ingredient in spice mixes. White pepper is used in products like mayonnaise where, black specks of black pepper is not liked. Other products in use are pepper oil, oleoresin, micro encapsulated pepper, green pepper in brine, dehydrated green pepper, frozen pepper etc.
Black pepper is an essential ingredient in Indian system of medicine. Piperine, the pungent principle in pepper oleoresin helps to enhance bioavailability and therefore used in pharmaceuticals. The major functional properties of pepper are analgesic, anti-pyretic, antioxidant and antimicrobial.
Product Name:Black Pepper Powder,Black Pepper Seed Powder
Place of Origin:Guangxi Province,China
Part of Used:Seed
Appearance:Brown fine Powder, no lumps, no visible impurities
Production Method:AD(Hot Air Drying)
Specification:50-400mesh according to customer requests
Nutrition
One tablespoon (6 grams) of ground black pepper contains moderate amounts of vitamin K (13% of the daily value or DV), iron (10% DV) and manganese (18% DV), with trace amounts of other essential nutrients, protein and dietary fibre.
CRACKED , Coarse ground , ground , fine ground. Pepper is one of the oldest known spices in the world. Indiginious to india pepper is known as king of spices. From time immemorial india has always resigned supreme in the production & export of the most exotic and renowned spice In the world. Pepper plant is a perennial climber with dark leaves and spikes of white flowers. Black pepper comes from a whole fruit picked just before they are completely ripe and dried.
Technical Data :- WHOLE WHITE PEPPER
a. Moisture - 14%max
b. Volatile oil - 2.5%min
c. Piperine - 2.0%min
d. Total Ash - 8.0%max
e. Acid Insoluble Ash - 1.0%max
White pepper consist of seed only, with the skin of the fruit removed. This is usually accomplished by a process known as retting , where fully ripe berries are soaked in water for about a week, during which the flesh of the fruit softens and decomposes. Rubbing then removes what the remains of the fruit and then
naked seed is dried.
ALTERNATIVE PROCESS ARE USED FOR REMOVING THE OUTERFRUIT FROM THE SEED , INCLUDING DECORTICATION, THE REMOVAL OF OUTER LAYER FROM THE BLACK PEPPER FROM BERRIES THROUGH MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL METHODS.
Technical Data :- WHOLE WHITE PEPPER.
f. Moisture - 14%max
g. Volatile oil - 2.5%min
h. Piperine - 2.0%min
i. Total Ash - 8.0%max
j. Acid Insoluble Ash - 1.0%max
Microbiological guarantee are given for steam sterilized and ethylene oxide related products.
