Wayanad · Idukki · Malabar coast

Black Pepper

The king of spices — sun-dried, oil-rich, unmistakably Malabar.

Cherriepick's black pepper is hand-picked at full maturity, sun-dried on raised beds, and graded by weight and density. Heavy berries. Deep pungency. Consistent oil content — shipment after shipment.
A farmer harvesting fresh pepper berries on a Kerala vine

Origin & craft

From the hills to your shelf

Our pepper comes from small estates climbing the Western Ghats — vines trained on shade trees, hand-tended without chemical shortcuts. Berries are picked only when the cluster shows the first red blush, then sun-dried for five to seven days until they curl into the dark, wrinkled corns the world calls Malabar black pepper.

Each lot is winnowed, density-graded and lab-checked for moisture, light berries and piperine content before it leaves our Kochi facility. The result: a pepper that grinds heavy, bites cleanly, and never tastes flat.

Specifications

Quality benchmarks

Moisture
≤ 11%
Bulk density
550–580 g/L
Piperine
≥ 4.5%
Volatile oil
≥ 2.0%
Light berries
≤ 2%
Extraneous matter
≤ 0.5%

Grades

What we ship

  • MG 1 — Malabar Garbled

    Cleaned, sieved, uniform colour. The everyday workhorse for grinders and retail.

  • TGSEB — Tellicherry Garbled Special Extra Bold

    Our largest, heaviest berries. Premium origin pepper for chefs and specialty roasters.

  • Pinheads

    Smaller, intensely aromatic berries — ideal for spice blends and rubs.

In the field

A closer look at our black pepper.

Pepper berries on the vine, ready for harvest
Winnowing freshly picked green pepper
A handful of fresh green pepper berries
Dried black peppercorns in a wooden spoon

Packed for your brand

Custom packaging, export-ready logistics.

Bulk jute, vacuum-sealed master cartons, or your private-label retail pouches — palletised, fumigated and shipped FOB Kochi to ports worldwide.

FSSAI

Food safety certified

APEDA · FDA

Export-grade compliance

Source black pepper

Bring Black Pepper into your supply chain.

Tell us your volume, packaging and destination port — we'll send specs and a sample within 48 hours.

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