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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.

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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/…

    – Joe
    7 hours ago











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

    – JimmyJames
    4 hours ago













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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/…

    – Joe
    7 hours ago











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

    – JimmyJames
    4 hours ago












  • 3





    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
    9 hours ago






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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/…

    – Joe
    7 hours ago











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

    – JimmyJames
    4 hours ago







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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.

– Johanna
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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.

– Johanna
9 hours ago




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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/…

– Joe
7 hours 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
7 hours ago













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

– JimmyJames
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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
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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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