Black Pepper

Tanzania black pepper (Piper nigrum) is the produce of peppercorn pods. These fruit-like chilies have very spicy seeds and are popular seasoning. They are ready to harvest when still immature. The pods either undergo drying to use as processed pepper or are retained in raw, green, undried form to spice meals. Each plant carries around 30 spikes which bear seed. The seeds unlike the name of the plant are white. The name ‘black-pepper’ comes from the pods which turn from green to dark red color which looks like black from far. Global pepper consumption and popularity continue to increase due to demands in the food manufacturing sector