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| + | '''Piper nigrum''' is perhaps the world's most famous spice. Its ripened/oxidized and dried fruits are known as '''black pepper''', but several other products are also produced from this plant: | ||
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| + | * Black peppercorn: oxidized and dried, as mentioned | ||
| + | * Green peppercorn: sticky dried fresh fruits, not oxidized | ||
| + | * White peppercorn: dried fruits with the dark outer covering (botanical name?) removed | ||
| + | * Fresh, wet peppercorns: used as a spice in Thai cuisine | ||
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. nigrum
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| Piper nigrum | |
Piper nigrum is perhaps the world's most famous spice. Its ripened/oxidized and dried fruits are known as black pepper, but several other products are also produced from this plant:
- Black peppercorn: oxidized and dried, as mentioned
- Green peppercorn: sticky dried fresh fruits, not oxidized
- White peppercorn: dried fruits with the dark outer covering (botanical name?) removed
- Fresh, wet peppercorns: used as a spice in Thai cuisine
References
- ↑ "Piper nigrum information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Black pepper, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.