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Piper nigrum

Definicija

Cracked wood, dry warmth, a terpenic snap — no heat whatsoever. Black pepper oil is the ghost of the spice: everything the nose catches when you grind a peppercorn, stripped of everything the tongue feels.

black pepper, white pepper, green pepper

Type: Sirovina
Olfactive family: Začinski
Source: dried peppercorns
Chemical class: complex natural (essential oil)

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Indija Indonezija Madagaskar Vijetnam

Miris

Drier than cardamom, less sweet than pink pepper, more terpenic than ginger. The opening is a burst of woody spiciness with a citrus-green lift — sharp, almost mineral in its transparency. As the volatile monoterpenes evaporate within the first hour, the sesquiterpene body takes over: warm, resinous, faintly similar to of clove and copaiba balsam, with a suede-smooth texture that clings to skin. No heat, no pungency, no sweetness. Black pepper oil smells like pepper's shadow — all aroma, no burn. On a smelling strip, the dry-down reveals a quiet, woody warmth that persists for several hours, closer to dry cedarwood than to any kitchen spice.

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Teroar i hemotipovi

Detaljno

Black pepper essential oil (Piper nigrum, CAS 8006-82-4) is a different material from the spice. The pungent heat — the bite on the tongue — comes from piperine, an alkaloid with a molecular weight of 285.34 g/mol that melts at 128-131°C and decomposes before volatilizing. During steam distillation, it stays locked in the marc. What comes over is purely aromatic: a volatile cocktail dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, with only minor oxygenated fractions.

The chemical fingerprint varies by origin, but the architecture is consistent. Beta-caryophyllene — a bicyclic sesquiterpene with a warm, woody, faintly clove-like character — typically accounts for 18-28% of the oil (up to 70% in certain chemotypes). It is joined in the lighter fraction by limonene (providing a citrus-fresh edge), sabinene (green, terpenic), alpha- and beta-pinene (turpentine-like transparency), and delta-3-carene. This interaction between bright monoterpenes and warm sesquiterpenes gives pepper oil its paradoxical character: simultaneously sharp and round, spicy without sweetness, warm without heaviness.

Terroir matters. Malabar pepper (Kerala, India) produces a rounder, more aromatic oil with moderate essential oil content (1.8-2.5%). Lampong pepper (Sumatra, Indonesia), grown in volcanic andosol soils, yields a sharper, more terpenic oil with higher essential oil content (2.8-3.4%) and strengthens piperine. Tellicherry (large, mature Malabar berries left longer on the vine) gives the fullest aromatic profile. Vietnamese and Madagascan origins occupy different olfactory territories again — the former leaner and more citric, the latter with a resinous, earthy quality.

In composition, black pepper operates as a spice modifier — never the protagonist, but the element that gives texture, radiance, and dry warmth to woody, floral, and amber structures. CO2 extraction captures a broader molecular palette with higher sesquiterpene content, producing a richer, less volatile material preferred for fine fragrance work.

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Dobijanje i hemija

Način dobijanja

Steam distillation of dried, crushed peppercorns. Yield: 2-3% by weight of raw material (100 kg of dried peppercorns yields roughly 2-3 kg of oil). Distillation runs 5-30 hours depending on scale and equipment. Piperine (the heat compound, CAS 94-62-2, MW 285.34 g/mol) remains in the solid residue — it melts at 128-131°C but decomposes before volatilizing. The resulting oil is a complex of monoterpene hydrocarbons (limonene, sabinene, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, delta-3-carene) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (primarily beta-caryophyllene), with minor oxygenated fractions. CO2 extraction produces a richer profile with higher beta-caryophyllene content (up to 25%). Major origins: India (Malabar, Tellicherry), Vietnam, Indonesia (Lampong/Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Madagascar.

Formula: N/A — complex essential oil (key: piperine C₁₇H₁₉NO₃, beta-caryophyllene C₁₅H₂₄)
CAS: 8006-82-4
Botanički naziv: Piper nigrum
Izgled: Pale yellow to amber liquid
Jačina mirisa: Visok
Sinonimi: black pepper, white pepper, green pepper

Status prema standardima IFRA

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Acceptable

Fizička svojstva

Tačka ključanja: 166.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Tačka paljenja: 122.00 °F. TCC ( 50.00 °C. )
Relativna gustina: 0.87000 to 0.89000 @ 25.00 °C.
Indeks prelamanja: 1.48400 to 1.48600 @ 20.00 °C.

U parfemima

Black pepper operates as a heart-note modifier, not a protagonist. Its value is textural: a dry, terpenic warmth that roughens smooth florals, sharpens citrus openings, and adds dimensionality to woody bases without sweetness. In amber compositions, it delivers spice without the cinnamon-sugar crutch. In fresh-spicy structures, it creates a sensation of warmth at skin level — closer to friction than to fire. Beta-caryophyllene, the dominant sesquiterpene, also occurs in clove bud, copaiba balsam, and hops, which explains pepper's natural affinity with these materials. It functions as a bridge molecule between spicy and woody registers. The monoterpene fraction (limonene, sabinene, alpha-pinene) provides lift and radiance in the first minutes of wear before evaporating, leaving the warmer sesquiterpene body exposed. Pepper is structurally important in fougère, chypre, and aromatic-spicy families. It pairs functionally with vetiver, patchouli, and incense in base-heavy compositions where it prevents muddiness by introducing terpenic contrast.

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03sredstvo za podizanje

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