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Contact SupplierDescription | : | White pepper has a milder, more delicate flavor than black pepper, and is useful for adding a peppery flavor to light-colored sauces and soup without adding black color. White pepper is popular in European cuisines. |
Common Names | : | Piper nigrum, |
Blends With | : | Pepper grinder. Black, white and green peppercorns |
Constituents | : | White pepper contains slightly less essential oil than black pepper. The aroma of both black and white pepepr is due to the 80% content of monoterpenes: sabinene, beta-pinene, limonene, furthermore terpinene, alpha-pinene, myrcene, delta-3-carene and monoterpene derivatives (borneol, carvone, carvacrol, 1,8-cineol, linalool). Sesquiterpenes make up about 20% of the essential oil: beta- caryophyllene , humulene, beta-bisabolone and caryophyllene ketone. |
Uses | : | Antioxidant, protecting cholesterol from changes that lead to calcification and formation of atherosclerotic plaques. It also helps in the prevention of cancer cells. A pain relief agent even stronger than capsaicin. |