Black Pepper Extract
Black Pepper Extract is a high-purity concentrate from the dried unripe fruit of Piper nigrum. It is standardised on piperine, the pungent alkaloid that gives black pepper its bite.
The ingredient is the standard bioavailability enhancer of the supplement industry, used in trace quantities to slow the metabolic clearance of curcumin, CoQ10, selenium, and many other co-administered actives.
We source bulk Black Pepper Extract from top China manufacturers for our partners. The manufacturers are in Guangdong and Shaanxi. A smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.
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- Packaging
- 25 kg fibre drum with double PE liner
- ISO 9001
- HACCP
- Halal
- Kosher
Specifications
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow to cream crystalline powder |
| Odour and Taste | Characteristic, sharply pungent |
| Piperine (HPLC, 343 nm) | ≥ 95.0% |
| Melting Point | 128 - 130 °C |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 5.0% |
| Sulphated Ash | ≤ 1.0% |
| Particle Size | ≥ 95% through 80 mesh |
| Residual Solvent (Ethanol) | ≤ 5,000 mg/kg |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb) | ≤ 10 mg/kg |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
| Arsenic (as As) | ≤ 1 mg/kg |
| Pesticide Residues | Conforms |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 1,000 cfu/g |
| Yeast and Mould | ≤ 100 cfu/g |
| Salmonella | Negative/25g |
Common Markets Grades
Black pepper extract is graded by piperine content, measured by HPLC at 343 nm.
Mainstream supplement grades are 95, 97, and 98 percent piperine. The 95 percent grade is the global benchmark and the specification used in most clinical-trial work on bioavailability enhancement.
Higher grades at 99 percent piperine are produced for pharmaceutical-style formulations and for branded ingredients that require tighter assay limits.
Lower-grade pepper extracts at 50 and 85 percent piperine are made for food and spice applications where pungency rather than bioavailability is the objective.
Whole black pepper oleoresins at 30 to 50 percent piperine are sold to the savory-flavour and seasoning category.
Material is a fine off-white to pale-yellow crystalline powder with a sharp pungent note. Microencapsulated and beadlet versions exist for taste-masked supplement applications.
Applications
- Bioavailability-enhancer addition in curcumin and turmeric supplements (typically 5 mg per 500 mg curcumin)
- Co-formulation with CoQ10, selenium, beta-carotene, and vitamin B6 to slow metabolic clearance
- Sports-nutrition fat-burner and thermogenic blends
- Joint-support formulas paired with turmeric, boswellia, and ginger
- Cognitive-support stacks with piperine-enhanced curcumin and bacopa
- Weight-management capsules in the thermogenesis-support category
- Spice-blend and seasoning applications where standardised pungency is required
- Functional foods and beverages requiring controlled black-pepper heat
- Topical cosmetic actives for hair-growth and scalp-stimulation formulations
- Veterinary supplements paired with curcumin for joint and inflammation support
- Traditional Ayurvedic Trikatu preparations alongside long pepper and ginger
Brands Using Black Pepper Extract
Widely-distributed consumer products that list Black Pepper Extract on the ingredient label.
- Sports ResearchSports Research Turmeric Curcumin C3 Complex with BioPerine (500 mg) ↗Formulated with Curcumin C3 Complex (standardised to 95% Curcuminoids, 475 mg) plus BioPerine black pepper extract (Piper nigrum, std. 95% piperine) in coconut oil softgel.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Pure EncapsulationsPure Encapsulations Curcumin 500 with Bioperine (120 capsules) ↗Per capsule: Turmeric (Curcuma longa) extract 500 mg (std. 95% curcuminoids) and BioPerine black pepper (Piper nigrum) extract (fruit) 5.3 mg (std. 95% piperine).Label verified 2026-05-24
- Gaia HerbsGaia Herbs Turmeric Supreme Joint Health ↗Formula includes Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) fruit Supercritical CO2 Extract as a bioavailability enhancer alongside turmeric, ginger, quercetin and boswellia.Label verified 2026-05-24
- BioPerine (Sabinsa)BioPerine Black Pepper Extract Branded Ingredient ↗BioPerine is a standardised extract from dried fruits of Piper nigrum containing minimum 95% piperine; used as ingredient in supplements (GRAS status 2010).Label verified 2026-05-24
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China Manufacturers of Black Pepper Extract
Top Black Pepper Extract manufacturers in China.
Guangzhou Honsea Sunshine Biotech Co., Ltd.20 ingredients in the directory
Xi'an Tianben Bio-Engineering Co., Ltd.8 ingredients in the directory
Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.
How We Help Source Black Pepper Extract
Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your Black Pepper Extract out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load Black Pepper Extract together with other ingredients such as Astaxanthin, Dehydrated Garlic and Lutein into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.
Regulatory Status
Black pepper and its extracts have universal acceptance as food ingredients and traditional spices.
In the United States black pepper extract and piperine are GRAS for use as flavour ingredients and are sold as dietary-supplement ingredients under DSHEA. At least one branded high-purity piperine preparation carries an FDA GRAS notification.
In the European Union black pepper extract is a recognised food ingredient. Standardised piperine preparations entering the food-supplement channel are evaluated at the member-state level.
In Japan piperine is recognised as a food flavouring and supplement ingredient.
The European Food Safety Authority has evaluated piperine and identified it as a CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein inhibitor, with relevant drug-interaction caveats for high-dose supplement use.
Manufacturing Process
Black pepper is sourced from cultivated Piper nigrum vines in India (Kerala and Karnataka), Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Brazil. Vietnam is the largest global producer of pepper berries, while India leads in piperine extraction capacity.
Unripe green berries are harvested, briefly blanched, and sun-dried for several days. The fruit skin oxidises during drying to produce the characteristic wrinkled black peppercorn.
Dried peppercorns are cleaned, milled, and extracted with a polar organic solvent such as ethanol, methanol, or dichloromethane. The choice of solvent and extraction temperature drives the selectivity for piperine over the essential-oil fraction.
The crude extract is concentrated, washed to remove volatile oils, and crystallised from ethanol. Multiple recrystallisation cycles bring the assay from a crude 40 to 60 percent up to the 95 to 99 percent commercial grades.
For the higher grades the crystalline piperine is washed with cold ethanol, recrystallised, and dried under vacuum at low temperature to preserve crystal structure and minimise residual solvents.
HPLC with UV detection at 343 nm against a piperine reference is the standard assay. Residual solvent and heavy-metal testing complete the certificate of analysis.
