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Black pepper
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Dried berries of Piper nigrum from Kerala and Karnataka, sold whole by bulk density or by grade (MG1, TGEB, TGSEB), and also cracked or ground. Used in masalas, snack and meat seasonings, sauces and bakery; higher grams per litre means fewer light, hollow berries.
Grade 4
- 500 g/L (FAQ)
- MG1 Malabar garbled 550 g/L
- TGEB Tellicherry extra bold
- TGSEB Tellicherry special extra bold
Form 3
- Whole
- Cracked
- Powder
Pack size 4
- 1 kg pouch
- 5 kg bag
- 25 kg bag
- 50 kg bag
Spec
- Bulk density
- 400 g/L min (FSSAI); trade grades 500, 550 or 580 g/L
- Moisture
- 13% max whole, 12% max ground (FSSAI); about 11 to 12% in trade
- Piperine (dry basis)
- 2% min
- Volatile oil (dry basis)
- 1 ml/100 g min
- Light berries
- 10% max (FSSAI); 2 to 5% in garbled grades
- Pinheads
- 4% max
- Total ash (dry basis)
- 7% max whole, 6% max ground
- Acid insoluble ash
- 1.5% max whole, 1.2% max ground
- Origin
- Wayanad, Idukki, Malabar (Kerala); Kodagu and Chikmagalur (Karnataka)
- Standard
- FSSAI 2.9.15; AGMARK grading available
- HSN note
- Whole garbled 0904 11 30, ungarbled 0904 11 40; crushed or ground 0904 12 00; all 5%
- Shelf life
- 24 months whole, 12 months ground
- Usual minimum
- 25 kg
- HSN code
- 09041130
- GST
- 5%
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