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Black And White Pepper

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Whole spice with a long history of safe culinary use. Contains piperine, which provides pungency and can modestly enhance absorption of some nutrients.

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What it is

Dried fruit of Piper nigrum; black pepper is dried unripe drupes, white pepper is the ripe seed with hull removed.

Pungent spice/flavoring used worldwide.

What regulators actually say

"Spices and other natural seasonings and flavorings... Pepper, black (Piper nigrum); Pepper, white (Piper nigrum) — Generally Recognized As Safe."

"Spices, pepper, black — Energy 251 kcal, fiber 25.3 g per 100 g; whole spice."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS as a spice (21 CFR 182.10).

European Union — EFSA

Permitted spice; no specific EFSA additive restrictions.

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