Piper Longum

Piper longum, long pepper, is a flowering vine of the pepper family native to India and Southeast Asia, whose dried fruit spike is a traditional spice in Ayurvedic practice. Nustras supplies long pepper as whole dried fruit, fruit powder and fruit extract for the spice and herbal supplement categories. The fruit is characterised by the alkaloid piperine, with piperlongumine and a volatile oil.

Long pepper is formulated into spice blends and seasonings, traditional-style herbal formulas, capsules, tablets and powder blends, and multi-botanical premixes, often alongside black pepper and ginger.

Dried fruit spikes are greyish-brown to black, cylindrical, with a pungent aromatic odour and a hot, biting taste; powder is grey-brown; extracts are brown to yellowish-brown. Identity is confirmed by HPTLC, and the piperine content of extracts is standardised to specification and assayed by HPLC. Heavy-metal, pesticide-residue and microbial limits are supplied to specification and confirmed on each lot's certificate of analysis.

Nustras supplies Piper longum in bulk commercial quantities, in food-grade bags and fibre drums, to manufacturers and formulators internationally, with a certificate of analysis, specification sheet and country-of-origin documentation on every lot. Long pepper is an accepted spice and herbal ingredient in major markets; buyers confirm the plant part, use level and permitted claim for their application. Contact us for grade, pricing per kilogram and lead time.