Black Pepper whole

- Material Name: Black pepper whole

- Scientific name: Piper nigrum L.

- General description: Black pepper is prepared from unripe pepper berries of the plant Piper nigrum L.

- Origin: Vietnam

- Ingredients: Black pepper

- Additives, coloring and flavoring agent: NO

- Other material requirements:

• It shall be GRAS or Generally Recognized as Safe

• It shall be Non-GMO or make from Non-GMO ingredients.

• It shall be free from any Non-Halal component/s.

• It shall be free from toxic non-permissible dyes or colorants.

• Density: 570gl min

• Moisture: 12.5% max

• Foreign mater: 0.2% max

• Aerobic Plate Count: 10,000 cfu/g max

• Total Coliform Count: 100 cfu/g max

• Yeast and Molds Count: 100 cfu/g max

• Aflatoxin B1: 5.0 ppm max

• Total Aflatoxin: 10 ppm max

• Irradiation: Negative

PACKING: in 25 or 50kg PP bags or 25kg kraft bags.

Shelf Life: 24 Months from the date of production.

Packing shall be suitable to the product’s characteristics. It shall provide protection against air, vapors, gases, odors, dust, light, moisture, pest and mechanical damages.

• It shall be clean and dry, intact and free from damages.

• It shall be free from visible molds,

• It shall be free from pest and damages caused from pest/s

• It shall be free from evidences of tampering, vandalism or intentional contamination.