Oleoresin is basically a flavour extracted from properly ripened black pepper using extraction process with a solvent. Oleoresin is obtained from the ripened, dried seeds of black/ white pepper which is also known as peppercorn. The pepper oleoresin has a strong flavour and is used in food and beverage industry as flavouring, preservative and colouring agent. Black pepper oleoresin is a yellowish brown liquid with a strong, pungent aroma of black pepper. Pepper is used as a spice since the medieval times and has good antioxidant properties. Pepper oleoresins retain these antioxidant properties in liquid extracts which are used in food industry and pharmaceutical industrial applications. Black pepper oleoresin is used as a natural food preservative in orange juice. Oleoresins possess antimicrobial properties which makes it an excellent food and beverage preservative.
Black pepper oleoresin has many medicinal properties, such as appetite stimulant, treatment of dysentery, nausea, dyspepsia, suppresses pain and fever, anti- inflammatory properties and treatment of arthritis, and thus, is used in manufacturing various medicines. Another method for the extraction of black pepper oleoresin is by percolating with variety of solvents, primarily hexane, which are again removed prior to use. Black pepper oleoresin are pungent and the flavour constituents of pepper obtained by the extraction of ground pepper using solvents like ethanol, acetone, ethylene dichloride, ethyl acetate etc. Black pepper oleoresin does not possess any contaminants such as mould and fungus, therefore, can be directly added to any food material after adjusting the flavour concentration. Oleoresin extracts are available as oil soluble, water dispersible and dry forms.
According to the study “Asia Black Pepper Oleoresin Industry Situation and Prospects Research report”, powder, oil, and paste are the various forms of black pepper oleoresin available in the Asian markets. Paste and powder forms of black pepper oleoresin account for a major share in the market because they are used as preservatives, in various culinary applications as flavouring agents and as table condiment. Asian black pepper oleoresin market is segmented on the basis of application which includes cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceuticals, culinary, and others. Culinary applications of black pepper oleoresin account for a largest share, followed by pharmaceuticals and cosmetics applications. Black pepper oleoresin acts as a stimulant to appetite, aids relief for nausea, dysentery, dyspepsia, as a central nervous system depressant, suppresses fever, and as pain reliever in arthritis.
Oleoresin black pepper 30%, oleoresin black pepper 40 %, oleoresin black pepper 65 %, and other piperene content are the various types of products available in Asian black pepper oleoresin market. Geographically, black pepper oleoresin market in Asia is spread across China, Japan, India, Korea, Saudi Arabia and other regions. The leading players in black pepper oleoresin market in Asia are Venkatramna Industries, PT Mitra Ayu Adi Pratama, India Essential Oils, SAT Group, Plant Lipids, A. G. Industries, Synthite Industries, NAR Spice Products, and Hebei Tianxu Natural Pigment.
Black pepper oleoresin is employed as a natural food additive, used in meat flavouring agent, as a traditional medicine used in various medicinal systems including Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems, for manufacturing medicines, curing illnesses and diseases such as heart disease, indigestion, constipation, insomnia, liver problems, and others. It exhibits anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties due to its aromatic properties and is used in personal care products for aromatherapy. The increasing demand for black pepper oleoresin will witness a steady growth over the next few years in the Asian markets.
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