What does pepper taste like? As it is not just spicy and can even be green, its parameters and appearance have been updated.

"White pepper" referred to the ripe berries of Piper nigrum L, macerated in water, dried, and peeled, either whole or powdered, as stated until now in article 1234 of the Argentine Food Code. But from now on, it will simply say that "the generic name of Pepper refers to the fruit of Piper nigrum L". The underlying reason for this slight modification is the wide variety of peppers available in the market today, an offer that exceeds the outdated definition and demonstrates that this age-old seasoning is not just white or black, nor are its characteristics. The change in article 1234 is just one of several that were recently introduced, in what was a kind of "update" of the names and qualities of pepper. Through joint resolution 5/2025, the National Administration of Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries rewrote several definitions of Chapter XVI "Correctives and Coadjuvants" of the Argentine Food Code (CAA). The objective, ...