It should be stored in the refrigerator to maintain its red color. Is most often used as a garnish and is a great breath freshener. It is high in Vitamins A and C and contains iron, iodine and copper. It has a light, fresh scent as well as flavor. Comes from the dried berry of Piper Nigrum.
Pepper is actually berries that are picked around nine months after flowering.
Black Pepper is the spiciest and the berries are picked unripened, then dried until it shrivels and the skin turns dark brown to black. White Pepper berries are ripened on the vine and soaked, to remove their outer hulls easier. Black Pepper has a sharp, pungent aroma and flavor. White Pepper is hotter and less subtle. There are numerous varieties grown all over the world.