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Peppercorns: Growing Practices and Nutritional Information

Peppercorns: Growing Practices and Nutritional Information

Ciju, Roby Jose

Paperback

Series: All about Spices and Condiments

Technology & EngineeringBotany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 1511496894
ISBN13: 9781511496896
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Mar 29 2015
Pages: 28
Weight: 0.11
Height: 0.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Peppercorns are one of the most used Indian spices across the globe. Peppercorns are produced from pepper plants. Scientific name of pepper is Piper nigrum and this plant belongs to the family Piperaceae. It is an evergreen, tender, perennial climbing vine that prefers partial shade for its growth. The plant reaches up to a height of 400cm and spread of 400cm upon full growth. Dried fruits of pepper plants are known as peppercorns. There are black, white, green and red peppercorns depending on the harvesting stage and processing of the mature fruits. Most popular peppercorns are black peppercorns and white peppercorns. Black pepper contains about 3% essential oil, and white pepper contains 1.5%. In addition to these, dried green peppercorns and red peppercorns are also available in the market.

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