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Japanese Pepper

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Japanese pepper (sansho) is a whole-food culinary spice used in Japanese cuisine. Used at culinary levels, no significant health concerns.

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What it is

Sansho pepper, dried berries of Zanthoxylum piperitum.

Spice with citrusy, tingling sensation.

What regulators actually say

"Spices and other natural seasonings and flavorings... generally recognized as safe for their intended use."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS as a common spice.

European Union — EFSA

Authorised as food/spice.

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