GENERAL INFORMATION
| Product Name | Organic White Pepper, Whole |
| Product Description | Organic white pepper is produced by removing fully ripen pepper fruit. |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Specific Raw Material Used | 100% Organic White Pepper, Whole, No additives |
| Processing | Harvesting mature berries, cleaning, sorting Removing outer skin, Cleaning, Drying, Gradin |
GENERAL QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
| Colour, taste and flavor | Off white in color. Characteristic penetrate pungent taste excluding rancidity and mustine |
| Extraneous matter | < 1% |
| Pinheads | < 1% |
| Moulds, insects etc. | Free from living insects, mites, or other parasites practically free from dead insects, insects contamination visible to the naked eye. |
| Shape and size | Globular and 3mm to 6mm in diameter |
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
| Test Parameter | Specification |
| Moisture | < 12 % |
| Total Ash | < 7 % |
| Volatile oils, ml/100 g | > 2 % |
MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
| Test Parameter | Specification |
| Total Plate Count | < 1x104 CFU/g |
| Yeast and Mould | < 1x103 CFU/g |
| Coliforms |