NATURALSTOGETHER(r)
Pepper, Citrus
Spicy, peppery, citrus, woody.
Pink Peppers SFE’s are sharp, spicy, peppery, fresh and aromatic.
Brings vibration and boost heat notes.
The SFE process preserves all the facets and the natural profile identity to guarantee a high purity extract.
Supercritical CO2 Extraction is a technology in which carbon dioxide, put beyond its critical point (73 bars and 30°C), becomes a supercritical fluid with special properties.
The extraction carried out at a low temperature preserves the natural profile identity of the raw material.
Extracted part: dried berries.
Pink Pepper is mainly sourced from Brazil, Madagascar and Reunion. Pink Pepper processed for the F&F industry is generally the sorting gap of the berries used for food industry. Two botanicals species exist , Shinus molle mostly used in the Flavor industry while Shinus terebenthifolius is used in Perfumery. After harvest, farmers sort the bunches by removing the leaves and keeping only the red berries, followed by drying, sorting and packaging.
Brazil
In Brazil, the production of Pink Pepper only began in the late 90’s. At the beginning, production was mainly relying on wild harvest but cultivation, but due to the industry’s expectations, cultivation was required. Cultivation is done by small and medium landholders mainly for the food industry. Production between wild and cultivated is apx. 300 to 400MT / year
Reunion
Reunion Pink Pepper is considered the the preferred quality by perfumers. On the island it grows wild, apx. 80 to 100MT / year