Black Pepper ASTA Brazil

Description

Black Pepper ASTA Brazil

Product Overview

Brazilian Black Pepper ASTA is a premium whole peppercorn product sourced from Brazil and processed to meet demanding international ASTA cleanliness and quality requirements. It is suitable for spice blending, food manufacturing, seasoning production, meat processing, sauces, marinades, and pepper grinding applications. Typical export specifications emphasize high bulk density, controlled moisture, low foreign matter, and strong piperine and volatile-oil characteristics. (Prime Agro Industrial)

Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Product: Whole Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)
• Origin: Brazil
• Grade: ASTA / B-ASTA export grade
• Bulk Density: Approx. 580 g/L minimum for Brazilian B-ASTA; contract specification should confirm the exact density requirement. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Moisture: ≤13% typical Brazilian B-ASTA specification; tighter ≤12% specifications can be contracted for premium lots. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Foreign Matter / Impurities: ≤1% typical B-ASTA specification. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Light/Empty Berries: Typically ≤2% for B-ASTA. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Piperine: Typically targeted around 4–6%+, subject to lot and contractual specification.
• Volatile Oil: Common premium export target around ≥2.0 ml/100 g; confirm by Certificate of Analysis (COA). (Export Brazil Commodities)
• Appearance: Clean, mature, dark brown-to-black whole peppercorns with characteristic pungent aroma.
• Packaging: 25 kg or 50 kg PP woven bags; 1 MT big bags can also be arranged depending on supplier capability. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Testing: Moisture, volatile oil, piperine, ash, acid-insoluble ash, water activity and other quality parameters can be verified using recognized ASTA analytical methods. (ASTA)
• HS Code: Commonly traded under HS 0904.11 for whole black pepper. (NHC International)

Core Industrial Applications

• Spice blends and seasoning formulations
• Food and beverage manufacturing
• Meat, poultry and seafood seasoning
• Sauces, marinades, soups and ready meals
• Pepper grinding and milling
• Oleoresin and flavor-extraction applications
• Foodservice and industrial ingredient supply

Competitive Advantages Highlight

• Quality consistency: Density, moisture, cleanliness and other measurable parameters can be contractually specified and verified through pre-shipment testing.
• Supply reliability: Brazilian origin provides an established export supply base, with commercial grades ranging from standard cleaned pepper to premium ASTA specifications. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Logistics capability: Export packing in 25/50 kg bags supports efficient containerized handling; Brazilian suppliers report approximately 15 MT in a 20-ft container and up to 27–28 MT in a 40-ft container, depending on packaging and loading configuration. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Price competitiveness: Bulk procurement at container-scale volumes can improve landed cost and reduce repeated procurement and handling expenses.
• Sustainability: Direct or traceable agricultural sourcing can support responsible supply-chain documentation and origin traceability where required.
• Technical documentation: COA, packing list, certificate of origin, phytosanitary documentation and other export documents can be supplied according to destination-market requirements. (MrComex Consult)

Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): 20 MT BULK
• Loading Capacity: Approx. 15 MT / 20-ft container; up to 27–28 MT / 40-ft container, subject to packaging, payload restrictions and final loading plan. (Prime Agro Industrial)
• Standard Packing: 25 kg / 50 kg PP bags; bulk or 1 MT big-bag options subject to contract.
• Supply Basis: Bulk B2B / FCL
• Quality Documentation: COA and export documentation available subject to shipment and destination requirements.
• Strategic Sourcing Position: A suitable bulk procurement option for industrial spice processors and international distributors seeking Brazilian-origin pepper with defined ASTA-quality parameters, container-scale supply and specification-based purchasing.

Note: “ASTA” should be treated as a contracted quality/cleanliness specification rather than a single universal density grade; the exact ASTA value, density, microbiological limits and other settlement parameters should be fixed in the purchase specification and COA before shipment. (SBS Trading)