Whole black pepper : The whole, dried, mature berries of the plant Piper nigrum. The berries are black to dark brown in colour with a hot, biting and pungent taste and a sharp and penetrating odour.
The finished product is clean, washed and mechanically dried and packed in burlap bags of 50 kgs (110 lbs). Moisture will be below 12% and light berries below 4%. Sterilisation (Steam or Ethylene Oxide) can be done at the option of the customer. The material can be processed and packaged to suit customer requirement.

Crushed and Ground black pepper
Made from the mature, dried and clean berries of the plant Piper nigrum. The product is black-grey in colour with a hot pungent biting taste and sharp penetrating aroma. It is normally processed to a mesh size ranging from USS # 12 to USS # 35. Moisture will be around 12% and volatile oil 1% (min). The product is normally packed in poly lined burlap or paper bags of 25 kgs (55 lbs).