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Organic White Pepper Ground (Extra Fine)
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We take your health and safety very seriously. If you have any allergen inquiries please Contact Us.
If an allergen is present in the product, it will be clearly declared in the ingredients.
"May Contain" statement NEW FOR 2025 (Progressive rollout):
- In 2025 we will be progressively updating our labels and product pictures with our new label that now include a "May Contain" statement.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) dictates that "Cross-contamination statements may be declared by food manufacturers and importers".
- That said, we hold ourselves to much higher standards than the CFIA and Health Canada rules oblige. Most companies do not and you will only rarely see "May Contain" statements.
- If there is a remote chance that there might be cross-contamination of a priority allergen, we will declare it on the product label in the form of a "May Contain" statement.
- A "May Contain" statement does not mean that the allergen is present in the product, it is simple a precautionary measure we take to stay the most transparent possible.
- If an allergen is present in the product, it will be clearly declared in the ingredients.
- For example our Quebec made flours come from a mill that makes both oat and wheat flours. Since both allergens are present in the mill we automatically declare the possibility of cross-contamination even if all precautionary measures are taken.
- Only priority allergens are declared in the "May Contain" statement, which are:
- Cereals & Grains: Triticale, Barley, Oats, Rye, Wheat.
- Tree Nuts: Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Macadamia Nuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachios, Walnuts.
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Eggs
- Milk
- Soy
- Mustard
- Fish
- Seafood: Crustaceans, Molluscs.
- Sulphites
- Priority allergens are decided by government agencies and health boards. To read more on the subject see "Common food allergens - Priority allergens" published by the CFIA.
- Full CFIA cross-contamination statement explanation "Food allergen cross-contamination (or precautionary) statements".
Our organic white pepper (Extra Fine) is ground into a 60 Mesh size. It is made from fully ripened berries. The ripe berries are soaked and fermented in water, removing the outer skin. Only the inner seed is dried. White pepper has a less pungent heat due to the oils that are stripped away when the skin is removed. At the same time, allowing the berries to fully ripen and ferment results in white pepper's more complex, earthy flavor.
Peppercorns are actually the fruits of a flowering vine in the "Piperaceae" family. The green, wide-leafed vines grow long tendrils where cylindrical clusters of the berries ripen. The fruits are small containing a thin skin, very little actual fruit, and a single large seed. The fruits are picked at varying degrees of ripeness depending on the strength and type of pepper desired and then processed accordingly.
The vine is native to India but is grown in nearly every tropical region. Vietnam currently grows and exports the most black pepper, totaling around 35% of the world's supply, followed by India, Brazil, China and Sri Lanka. Used in practically every single style of cuisine imaginable pepper is the most traded spice worldwide and makes up 20% of the world's total spice trade.
It's not too much of a surprise considering this piquant little spice has been beloved for thousands of years. For a long time, is was primarily utilized as a medicine. The spice was even used in preserving mummies! Ramses the Great's body had peppercorns stuffed in the nostrils to help keep the body clean and thought by many to cure insomnia and toothaches.
Ancient Romans and Greeks loved pepper. In fact, the ancient Roman cookbook, Apicius, written in 4 AD uses black pepper in 80% of its recipes.
The desire for pepper was also a driving force for many explorers such as Columbus and Vasco de Gama who set out hoping to find a faster route to India in order to more quickly acquire it for spice-hungry European markets.
Peppercorns get their telltale bite from a chemical called Piperine that is found in the fruit and seed of the peppercorn.
What are your different types of pepper (from coarse to fine)?
- Organic Whole Black "Tellicherry Special Extra Bold" Peppercorns:
- "Tellicherry Special Extra Bold" peppers get their name from their size. Only peppercorns 4.75 mm and above get the highest grade "TGSEB".
- It's not a question of just showing off your large peppercorns. As a matter of fact, as peppercorns grow larger, they lose a little heat. But, with less heat comes a bigger aroma. So the bigger the peppercorn, the more fragrant.
- When you grind Tellicherry Special Extra Bold, the citrus aroma is immediate and beautiful. This fragrance of Tellicherry is incomparable to industry standard pinhead 1 mm grade.
- Organic Whole Black Peppercorns:
- As the name says these are whole black dried berries. The purest form of pepper to use in your own spice grinder to get fresh pepper just how you like it. The berries used to make black pepper are harvested before they are ripe. These unripe green berries are cooked and dried, which causes the skin to blacken and become wrinkly.
- Organic Whole White Peppercorns:
- Whole white peppercorns are made from fully ripened berries. The ripe berries are soaked and fermented in water, removing the outer skin. Only the inner seed is dried. White pepper has a less pungent heat due to the oils that are stripped away when the skin is removed. At the same time, allowing the berries to fully ripen and ferment results in white pepper's more complex, earthy flavor.
- Organic Cracked Black Peppercorns:
- These whole black peppercorns are very coarsely cracked into a 6-10 Mesh size.
- Organic Cracked Black Peppercorns (Italian Style):
- These whole black peppercorns are very coarsely cracked into a 10-16 Mesh size.
- Organic Black Pepper (Butcher's Cut):
- These whole black peppercorns are coarsely ground into a 16-25 Mesh size. This is the mesh size you normally find on pepper rubbed steaks.
- Organic Black Pepper (Regular):
- These whole black peppercorns are ground into a 20-28 Mesh size. This is pretty standard table pepper.
- Organic Black Pepper (Fine):
- These whole black peppercorns are ground into a 32-40 Mesh size. This fine pepper is good for dissolving in sauces.
- Organic White Pepper (Fine):
- These whole white peppercorns are ground into a 40 Mesh size. This fine pepper is good for dissolving in sauces.
- Organic Black Pepper (Extra Fine):
- These whole black peppercorns are ground into a 60 Mesh size. This is the finest pepper found commercially.
- Organic White Pepper (Extra Fine):
- These whole white peppercorns are ground into a 60 Mesh size. This is the finest pepper found commercially.
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