Black Pepper

What is Black Pepper
Black pepper is a spice or seasoning common in many cuisines. It is made from the unripe fruit, or peppercorns, of the Piper nigrum plant, a flowering vine native to South India. Black pepper is usually ground for use in foods.
Black peppercorns are hard and must typically be ground in order to be edible. However, ground pepper loses its flavor quickly. Most chefs recommend grinding black pepper as needed, immediately before adding it to food, in order to retain the most flavor.

Health Benefits

• Black pepper (Piper nigrum)stimulates the taste buds in such a way that an alert is sent to to the stomach to increase hydrochloric acid secretion, thereby improving digestion. 
• Black pepper has long been recognized as a carminitive, (a substance that helps prevent the formation of intestinal gas), a property likely due to its beneficial effect of stimulating hydrochloric acid production. In addition, black pepper hasdiaphoretic (promotes sweating), and diuretic (promotes urination) properties.
• Black pepper has demonstrated impressive antioxidant and antibacterial effects--yet another way in which this wonderful seasoning promotes the health of the digestive tract. 
• The health benefits of black pepper are thought to extend to it being a cancer fighting agent.  Piperine, found in peppercorns, effectively counteracts the development of cancer. 

Pls be aware of side effects before you start taking large amount. Excessive usage might over simulate kidney. So check before taking too much... 
Although the increased secretion of hydrochloric acid provides digestion benefits for most people, in some in can cause the opposite effect, resulting in the loss of potassium. For some, this increased production may also result in gastric bleeding.
Medications including lithium may interact badly with black or white pepper and use should be avoided by patients on these medications.


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Names In Other Languages for Black Pepper (Arabic, Assamese, Bengali,Chinese, French, German, Gujarati,Hindi, Kannada, Malay, Malayalam, Oriya, Sinhala, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Urdu)::

Nutritional value

Amounts per 1 tbsp (6g)

Calorie Information Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Calories 15.9 (66.6 kJ) 1%   From Carbohydrate 13.0 (54.4 kJ)   From Fat 1.7 (7.1 kJ)   From Protein 1.3 (5.4 kJ)   From Alcohol 0.0 (0.0 kJ) Carbohydrates Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Total Carbohydrate 4.1 g 1% Dietary Fiber 1.7 g 7% Starch ~ Sugars 0.0 g Fats & Fatty Acids Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Total Fat 0.2 g 0% Saturated Fat 0.1 g 0% Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g Total trans fatty acids ~ Total trans-monoenoic fatty acids ~ Total trans-polyenoic fatty acids ~ Total Omega-3 fatty acids 10.0 mg Total Omega-6 fatty acids 60.6 mg Learn more about these fatty acids and their equivalent names

Protein & Amino Acids Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Protein 0.7 g 1% Vitamins Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Vitamin A 18.7 IU 0% Vitamin C 1.3 mg 2% Vitamin D ~ ~ Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol) 0.0 mg 0% Vitamin K 10.2 mcg 13% Thiamin 0.0 mg 0% Riboflavin 0.0 mg 1% Niacin 0.1 mg 0% Vitamin B6 0.0 mg 1% Folate 0.6 mcg 0% Vitamin B12 0.0 mcg 0% Pantothenic Acid ~ ~ Choline 0.7 mg Betaine 0.6 mg Minerals Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Calcium 27.3 mg 3% Iron 1.8 mg 10% Magnesium 12.1 mg 3% Phosphorus 10.8 mg 1% Potassium 78.7 mg 2% Sodium 2.7 mg 0% Zinc 0.1 mg 1% Copper 0.1 mg 4% Manganese 0.4 mg 18% Selenium 0.2 mcg 0% Fluoride 2.1 mcg Sterols Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Cholesterol 0.0 mg 0% Phytosterols 5.7 mg Other Amounts Per Selected Serving %DV Alcohol 0.0 g Water 0.7 g Ash 0.3 g Caffeine 0.0 mg Theobromine 0.0 mg

Footnotes for Spices, pepper, black

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Black Pepper Substitute

- ground chiles (like cayenne or paprika) -- chile flavor, heat.
-long pepper -- old south Asian flavor.
-Szechwan peppercorns -- slightly numbing heat.
-grains of paradise -- not quite sure of the flavor, but got a lot of use in medieval cooking.

Where it can be used

Black peppercorns are hard and must typically be ground in order to be edible. However, ground pepper loses its flavor quickly. Most chefs recommend grinding black pepper as needed, immediately before adding it to food, in order to retain the most flavor.

It can be used in food recipe as seasoning. It can be used in treating some medical conditions

How to Store

Store in cool dark cupboard away from direct sunlight. Keep tightly closed when not used

Recipe Using  Black Pepper(Here I list only main dishes.. but Black Pepper can be used in lot of dishes for decoration or just to add little flavour)

https://kitchensrecipe.com/?s=Black+Pepper