India

Following Europe, India has provided certain products with a geographical indication, with which the origin of peppers is protected.

To that end, it uses the following classification of black peppers:

MG-1 - Malabar Garbled, Grade 1. (95% of the grains have a diameter of at least 3.25 mm and an apparent specific gravity of at least 550 g/l);

TGEB - Tellichery Garbled Extra Bold. (95% of the grains have a diameter of 4.25 mm and an apparent specific gravity of at least 530 g/l);

TGSEB - Tellichery Garbled Special Extra Bold (95% of the grains have a diameter of 4.75 mm and an apparent specific gravity of at least 530 g/l); both our Tellicherry pepper and Wayanad pepper meet this criterion.

Moreover, a Malabar 500 g/l is sold on the international market, with many relatively small, often empty berries, also known as pinheads. This quality of pepper is primarily used for ground black pepper, as the result is quite dark and appeals to the demand for a distinctly 'black' pepper.

The TGEB is used, among other things, in the production of Italian salami, and the TGSEB in the production of mortadella, and others meat products where the industry to aesthetic reasons desires a 'large', clearly visible peppercorn.