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A container of black pepper seems to have both black and greyish bits. Why is this the case? Shouldn’t it all just be black?










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    Could you post a picture of the container? Black pepper is not completely black through and through. The inside is lighter, which might come across as grey depending.

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    The center of a black peppercorn is white. (and sold as 'white pepper' if it's been removed) chowhound.com/food-news/138263/…

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    I highly recommend buying a proper pepper grinder and buying good quality whole peppercorns so you can grind just prior to use.

    – JimmyJames
    2 days ago






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    In the absence of a proper pepper grinder, I would still recommend using a bad pepper grinder, or even a mortar and pestle. If you're using pre-ground black pepper, you might as well use white.

    – Martijn
    yesterday






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    Why is ground beef not black and white cow spotted?

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A container of black pepper seems to have both black and greyish bits. Why is this the case? Shouldn’t it all just be black?










share|improve this question



















  • 4





    Could you post a picture of the container? Black pepper is not completely black through and through. The inside is lighter, which might come across as grey depending.

    – Johanna
    2 days ago






  • 4





    The center of a black peppercorn is white. (and sold as 'white pepper' if it's been removed) chowhound.com/food-news/138263/…

    – Joe
    2 days ago






  • 3





    I highly recommend buying a proper pepper grinder and buying good quality whole peppercorns so you can grind just prior to use.

    – JimmyJames
    2 days ago






  • 1





    In the absence of a proper pepper grinder, I would still recommend using a bad pepper grinder, or even a mortar and pestle. If you're using pre-ground black pepper, you might as well use white.

    – Martijn
    yesterday






  • 1





    Why is ground beef not black and white cow spotted?

    – A C
    yesterday













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  • 4





    Could you post a picture of the container? Black pepper is not completely black through and through. The inside is lighter, which might come across as grey depending.

    – Johanna
    2 days ago






  • 4





    The center of a black peppercorn is white. (and sold as 'white pepper' if it's been removed) chowhound.com/food-news/138263/…

    – Joe
    2 days ago






  • 3





    I highly recommend buying a proper pepper grinder and buying good quality whole peppercorns so you can grind just prior to use.

    – JimmyJames
    2 days ago






  • 1





    In the absence of a proper pepper grinder, I would still recommend using a bad pepper grinder, or even a mortar and pestle. If you're using pre-ground black pepper, you might as well use white.

    – Martijn
    yesterday






  • 1





    Why is ground beef not black and white cow spotted?

    – A C
    yesterday












  • 4





    Could you post a picture of the container? Black pepper is not completely black through and through. The inside is lighter, which might come across as grey depending.

    – Johanna
    2 days ago






  • 4





    The center of a black peppercorn is white. (and sold as 'white pepper' if it's been removed) chowhound.com/food-news/138263/…

    – Joe
    2 days ago






  • 3





    I highly recommend buying a proper pepper grinder and buying good quality whole peppercorns so you can grind just prior to use.

    – JimmyJames
    2 days ago






  • 1





    In the absence of a proper pepper grinder, I would still recommend using a bad pepper grinder, or even a mortar and pestle. If you're using pre-ground black pepper, you might as well use white.

    – Martijn
    yesterday






  • 1





    Why is ground beef not black and white cow spotted?

    – A C
    yesterday







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4





Could you post a picture of the container? Black pepper is not completely black through and through. The inside is lighter, which might come across as grey depending.

– Johanna
2 days ago





Could you post a picture of the container? Black pepper is not completely black through and through. The inside is lighter, which might come across as grey depending.

– Johanna
2 days ago




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4





The center of a black peppercorn is white. (and sold as 'white pepper' if it's been removed) chowhound.com/food-news/138263/…

– Joe
2 days ago





The center of a black peppercorn is white. (and sold as 'white pepper' if it's been removed) chowhound.com/food-news/138263/…

– Joe
2 days ago




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3





I highly recommend buying a proper pepper grinder and buying good quality whole peppercorns so you can grind just prior to use.

– JimmyJames
2 days ago





I highly recommend buying a proper pepper grinder and buying good quality whole peppercorns so you can grind just prior to use.

– JimmyJames
2 days ago




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In the absence of a proper pepper grinder, I would still recommend using a bad pepper grinder, or even a mortar and pestle. If you're using pre-ground black pepper, you might as well use white.

– Martijn
yesterday





In the absence of a proper pepper grinder, I would still recommend using a bad pepper grinder, or even a mortar and pestle. If you're using pre-ground black pepper, you might as well use white.

– Martijn
yesterday




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Why is ground beef not black and white cow spotted?

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According to this article, consistency and the darkness of the color is a sign of the quality of the black pepper. Note that this is talking about the outside layer of the peppercorn, not the inside as moscafj has noted.






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    A photo of a split open peppercorn showing a light grey interior and dark exterior






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    According to this article, consistency and the darkness of the color is a sign of the quality of the black pepper. Note that this is talking about the outside layer of the peppercorn, not the inside as moscafj has noted.






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