Black Pepper

Black Pepper Black Pepper is one of the Popular Spices and known as King of Spices. In India black pepper is mainly grown in Kerala and Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Konkan, Pondicherry & Andaman, and Nicobar islands. The Botanical name of black pepper is â?? Piper nigrum â?? and belongs of the family of Piperaceae. The peppercorn is actually the fruit of the plant, and depending on when it is harvested, processed, and dried, it can produce black, green, or white peppercorns. Harvest Harvesting commences from third year onwards. The harvesting season is from November to March. Harvest is done by hand picking the whole spikes when few berries in the spike start turning red. The berries are separated and dipped in hot water (80C) for one minute and sun-dried for 7 to 10 days. Varieties of Black Pepper Pepper 450grms-Mg-1: Malabar Garbled Grade 1 Pepper 500grms-TGEB: Tellicherry Garbled Extra Bold Pepper 550grms TGSEB: Tellicherry Garbled Special Extra Bold Pepper 600grms 550lt Wt Pepper 700grms MG1 & MG2 Specification Color Black Variety 500gl, 550gl, 600gl, 650gl Size 8mm to 10mm bold Moisture 0.5% to 3% Max Sortex Clean 99% Broken 0% Max Packing & Shipment Packing Type 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 kg PP bags Loading Capacity 15Mt in one 20ft container Lead time 10 to 15 working days Minimum order qty 5MT Quality Assurance SGS, Intertek Inspections Market Information Growing districts Kanyakumari, Nilgiris, Kolli Hills, Lower pulneys Major markets in Tamil Nadu Kanyakumari, Nagarkovil Preferred varieties Tellichery, Alleppey and Malabar Garbled (MGI) Grade specification Pungency and aroma Grade Specifications Grade Designation Size Extraneous matter not exceeding Light Berries not Exceeding Moisture content not exceeding TGSEB-Special 4.75 0.5% 3% 11% TGSEB 4.25 0.5% 3% 11% MG-1 5 0.5% 2% 11% MG-2 -550lt 5.5 0.5% 3% 11%