Black Pepper Dealers in Nanjikottai, Thanjavur

• Origin: India
• Scientific Name: Piper Nigrum
• Family: Piperaceae
• Grade: MG - 1
• Trade Name: Malabar Garbled -1
• Colour & Appearance: Dark Brown to Black & Spherical with Wrinkles
• Bulk Density: 575g/1000ml +/- 20
• Light Berries: 2% max
• Water Activity: 0.65 max
• Aroma: Typical Aromatic, Spicy
• Flavour: Hot Biting & Very Pungent
• Volatile Oil: 2% min
• Moisture: 11% max
• Total Ash: 7% Max
• Acid Insoluble Ash: 1.5% max
• E.coli: <3 MPN/g (max)
• Coliforms: <30 MPN/g (max)
• Salmonella: Absent in 25g (max)
• Yeast &amp; Mould: <100 cfu/g (max)
• Aflatoxin (B1): <5 ppb (max)
• (B1+B2+G1+G2): <10 ppb (max)

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