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Pepper Extract
Pepper Extract
Low concern
Pepper oleoresin/extract is GRAS under FDA 21 CFR 182.20. Common spice extract with established safety.
Found in
240 products
What it is
Concentrated extract from black pepper (Piper nigrum), often as oleoresin containing piperine.
Pungent flavor and aroma.
Why it's flagged
- high piperine doses may interact with drug metabolism (CYP3A4)
What regulators actually say
"Pepper, black (Piper nigrum L.) — essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extractives generally recognized as safe."
"Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 on flavourings."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS spice extract under 21 CFR 182.20
European Union — EFSA
permitted as natural flavoring under EC 1334/2008
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