BOTANICAL NAME: Piper Nigrum
ORIGIN: INDIA
PROCESS: Sun dried berries sorted in all sizes
PLANT PART: whole fruit
HARVEST SEASON: In Kerala Black Pepper flowers from May to June. The crop is ready for harvest in 6-8 months from flowering. The harvest season extends from November to January in plains and January to March in hills. During harvest the whole spike is handpicked when one or two berries turns bright orange. The berries are separated from spikes and dried in sun for 7-10 days
MAJOR CONSTITUENT: Piperine
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