White pepper tastes hotter than black but is less complex, with fewer flavor notes. Pepper White whole means the dried berries of Piper nigrum L .White pepper has a slightly different flavour from black pepper due to the lack of certain compounds which are present in the outer fruit layer of the drupe but are not found in the seed.  To produce white pepper, pepper is collected at mature stage or later, dehulled by maceration in water or mechanically dried. The berries shall be light brown to white in colour with a smooth surface. White pepper  is usually prepared from overripe berries. In this state, the skin comes off easily, and the resultant product is dried. White pepper fetches double the price of black pepper. The piperine content also is found to be apparently higher in white pepper due to its concentration in the endosperm of the berries. In India, the berries are dipped in water and the skin removed by rubbing with hand. The skinless berries are dried in open sun for 7 days to obtain white pepper. Skin is also removed in a pulping machine after steam cooking. After sun-drying, the berries are cleaned and polished with a piece of cloth. The recovery of white pepper is about 28% of the fresh ripe berries. The product shall be free from added colouring matter and any other harmful substances. Commonly White Pepper from India is obtained by mechanical scrape of black pepper, preserving most of its organoleptic  characteristics.

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