Piper guineense

Product Name: Piper guineense

Botanical Name: Piper guineense

Tariff – HS Code: 09041200

Local Productions: Approx 20,000 tonnes/Yrly

Quality Standards

Studies were carried out to determine the proximate and mineral contents in Uziza seeds from three different states (Ebonyi, Cross-River, Delta) in the Southern part of Nigeria using established standard laboratory procedures. ANOVA showed that the proximate and mineral contents of uziza seeds in the three state of study differ significantly at p < 0.05. Of the three states, the proximate and mineral contents of the plant seeds from Ebonyi was the highest in crude protein, ash, dry matter, Mg, Zn, Fe, Cu, Na, K and Ca with values of 12.62%, 16.33%, 0.14ppm, 0.33ppm, 0.57ppm, 0.08ppm, 0.80ppm and 0.94ppm respectively. The plants seeds from Cross-River was the highest in carbohydrates, moisture content, crude fibre and crude fat with values of 54.31, 9.17, 13.61 and 11.04% respectively. The mineral compositions of the P.guineense seeds in the three locations decreased in the following order: K > Ca > Na > Fe > Zn > Mg > Cu. The seeds from the selected states contain the mineral elements in the following decreasing order: Ebonyi > Delta > Cross-River.

Specifications

Package

Sterile containers.

Uses

Piper guineense (PG) or African black pepper, a climbing perennial plant of the family Piperaceae, is used as spice, food preservative, insecticide, herbal medicine, and as fragrance in the cosmetic industry. PG is used for the treatment of cough, bronchitis, intestinal diseases, and rheumatism.