The Use Of Black Pepper Oil / Oleoresin In Food Application
How is Black Pepper Oil and Oleoresin Obtained?
The essential oil of black pepper is obtained by the steam distillation of dried berries/peppercorns of Piper nigrum. The oil is a colorless to pale/greenish yellow colour with warm, peppery, slightly-sweet and spicy notes. The oil is mainly composed of Pinenes, D-limonene, Caryophyllene etc.
Black Pepper Oleoresin is obtained by solvent extraction of ground-dried berries of Piper nigrum L. The resultant product has the characteristic aroma of black pepper, with an underlying pungency. The flavour is slightly warm and pleasant initially, followed by a pungent, biting sensation.
Black Pepper Oil and Its Oleoresin Application
In China and many parts of South East Asia, black pepper is popularly used as a savoury ingredient in cooking steaks and/or spicy food. Asian family would always add this favourite local spice into their daily cooking. Chef in restaurant too, conjured up cuisine contains white and/or black pepper for that added spiciness and aroma. Sausages or Bratwurst which is a German Sausages also use black pepper as one of its ingreients in their production.
Black Pepper Oil and Oleoresin has become more popular nowadays with the advancement in extraction. Black Pepper Oil and its Oleoresin presents a different savoury experience to the diners. This was It is an essential part of spice blends like garam masala and quatre épices. Black pepper is subtly layered into the mother sauce, bechamel, and can also be found in Jamaican jerk seasoning spice. On the island of Penang in Malaysia, the astringent fruit is sweetened and used in juice.
Black pepper is not just used as a culinary spice. In Ayurvedic and Iranian medicinal practices, it is administered as an astringent, digestive aid, and to help with insomnia.
Black pepper Oleoresin like black pepper oil is found in many food applications nowadays. The use of black pepper oleoresin has been adopted in China into making of sauces. They would mixed the oleoresin in proportion according to the ratio they would use the black pepper powder for example, One kg of black pepper oleoresin equals 40kg of black pepper powder. This allows the manufacturer to save cost in warehousing, transportation and not worry of mold and fungus contamination to their black pepper powder.
In addition, ground black pepper does not pack the flavor punch as compared with black pepper oleoresin does. This is due to the customisation of the black pepper oleoresin that producer can provide which readily serve the sauces manufacturer needs.
Try and add some black pepper oleoresin to your sauce making next time. You will be surprised how easy it is and saving you the time of preparation the black pepper powder in advance.
