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Black pepper

Regional seasonality

Available all year, with no season to wait for. — Northern North America

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Nutritional values (per 100g)

  • Calories251 kcal
  • Proteins10.4 g
  • Carbohydrates64 g
  • Fats3.26 g
  • Fiber25.3 g
  • Sodium0.02 g
  • Sugars0.64 g
  • CO₂ footprint500 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from Canadian Nutrient File — Spices, pepper, black

Per 100 g

Key nutrients

Saturated fat, calcium and iron. Open the full profile for every vitamin, mineral and fatty acid reported.

Nutrition source Health Canada · CNF 2026

These are the nutrient amounts available for 100 g of this ingredient. A missing nutrient means that no value was reported—not that the amount is zero.

  • Saturated fat 1.39 g7% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
  • Calcium 443 mg44% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
  • Iron 9.71 mg44–69% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
Full nutrient profile 111 nutrients
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 8 nutrients
  • Magnesium 171 mg55% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
  • Phosphorus 158 mg23% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
  • Potassium 1329 mg38% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
  • Sodium 20 mg1% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
  • Zinc 1.19 mg8.5–11% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
  • Copper 1.33 mg148% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
  • Manganese 12.8 mg425% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
  • Selenium 4.9 µg8.2% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 27 nutrients
  • Retinol 0 µg
  • Retinol activity equivalents 27 µg3.4% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
  • Beta carotene 310 µg
  • Alpha carotene 12 µg
  • Alpha-tocopherol 1.04 mg12% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 9 mg α-tocopherol/day
  • Vitamin D (International Units) 0 IU
  • Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5–15 µg/day
  • Beta cryptoxanthin 25 µg
  • Lycopene 20 µg
  • Lutein and zeaxanthin 454 µg
  • Beta-tocopherol 0 mg
  • Gamma-tocopherol 6.56 mg
  • Delta-tocopherol 0 mg
  • Vitamin C 0 mg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
  • Thiamine 0.108 mg9% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Riboflavin 0.18 mg15% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 1.14 mg7.6% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Total niacin equivalent 2.11 mg NE14% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Pantothenic acid 1.4 mg28% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5 mg/day
  • Vitamin B-6 0.291 mg22% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
  • Total folacin 17 µg
  • Vitamin B-12 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
  • Choline, total 11.3 mg
  • Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 164 µg
  • Folic acid 0 µg
  • Naturally occurring folate 17 µg
  • Dietary folate equivalents 17 µg4.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 44 nutrients
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fatty acids, trans, total 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic 0.012 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic 0.102 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0.036 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0.093 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.03 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 0.533 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 0.327 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 20:0, eicosanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 0.647 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 0.694 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.152 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 22:0, docosanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 14:1, tetradecenoic 0.016 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic 0.077 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 0.739 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 0.998 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 15:0, pentadecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 17:0, heptadecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 24:0, tetracosanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1t, octadecenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 24:1c, tetracosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:2 c,c eicosadienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1c, octadecenoic 0.647 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2 c,c n-6, linoleic, octadecadienoic 0.694 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 17:1, heptadecenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3, eicosatrienoic 0.152 g
  • Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 13:0 tridecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 15:1, pentadecenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.152 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic 0.152 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4 n-6, arachidonic 0 g
Sugars Individual sugars reported in the food 1 nutrient
  • Sugars, total 0.64 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 31 nutrients
  • Sucrose 0.02 g
  • Glucose 0.24 g
  • Fructose 0.23 g
  • Lactose 0 g
  • Maltose 0 g
  • Alcohol 0 g
  • Moisture 12.5 g
  • Caffeine 0 mg
  • Theobromine 0 mg
  • Galactose 0.15 g
  • Betaine 8.9 mg
  • Tryptophan 0.058 g
  • Threonine 0.244 g
  • Isoleucine 0.366 g
  • Leucine 1.01 g
  • Lysine 0.244 g
  • Methionine 0.096 g
  • Cystine 0.138 g
  • Phenylalanine 0.446 g
  • Tyrosine 0.483 g
  • Valine 0.547 g
  • Arginine 0.308 g
  • Histidine 0.159 g
  • Alanine 0.616 g
  • Aspartic acid 1.41 g
  • Glutamic acid 1.41 g
  • Glycine 0.441 g
  • Proline 1.41 g
  • Serine 0.409 g
  • Hydroxyproline 0 g
  • Total plant sterol 92 mg
What does “% of daily reference” mean?

Codex Nutrient Reference Values are standard daily values for the general population older than 36 months, designed for nutrition labelling. The percentage shows how much this amount contributes to that daily reference; it is a comparison guide, not a personalised medical target. Vitamin D, iron and zinc use ranges because their Codex values depend on sunlight exposure or dietary absorption. Sodium and saturated fat are daily maximums; potassium is a daily target. A percentage is shown only when the stored nutrient matches the Codex total or equivalent. Codex does not define a separate daily reference for each individual fatty acid.

Read the official Codex CXG 2-1985 references

Description

Ground black peppercorns, the everyday spice for a warm, pungent kick.

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