Black Pepper
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Black Pepper
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed.
Peppercorns, and the ground pepper derived from them, may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white pepper (unripe fruit seeds).
Uses of Black Pepper:
- High in antioxidants. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage your cells. .
- Has anti-inflammatory properties.
- May benefit your brain.
- May improve blood sugar control.
- May lower cholesterol levels.
- May have cancer-fighting properties.
- A versatile spice.