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Long Pepper

Catkin-shaped pepper relative with a sweet pungent heat.

Long Pepper — illustrative ingredient image

About Long Pepper

Long pepper is a dried pepper spice made from elongated, clustered fruit spikes. It is used whole, cracked, or ground in savoury dishes, spice blends, pickles, sauces, and some drinks. Its narrow spikes are used much like black pepper, though the aroma and shape are distinctive.

Its flavour combines warming pungency with sweet, woody, and aromatic notes. Heat can be noticeable but rounded rather than simply sharp, and intensity varies with freshness, ripeness, drying, and grinding. Whole long pepper releases its flavour gradually, while ground spice disperses it quickly through a dish.

Long pepper is commonly sold as dark brown to black, wrinkled, catkin-shaped spikes or as a coarse or fine powder. Whole pieces can be crushed with a mortar or grinder before use. They may also be simmered intact in broths, sauces, and braises, then removed before serving.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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English

long pepper

English

Long pepper fruit

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Long Pepper nutrition & diet

Long Pepper nutritional value

Reference: Pepper, long, dry

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
274kcal
Protein
10.5g
Carbs
35.7g
Fat
2.3g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the dried fruit or ground long pepper as the reference form, not an interchangeable black-pepper entry. Because it is a pungent seasoning, catalogue portions should reflect its role in a dish rather than treating it as a staple serving. Blends may add salt, sugar, or other spices.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to whole dried long-pepper fruits or ground long pepper; spice-blend entries require the brand or recipe.

Diet considerations

Long pepper is a plant-derived spice and is generally compatible with plant-based diets in its plain form. Compatibility changes in commercial blends, sauces, or coatings that include dairy, animal-derived flavorings, or cereal ingredients. As a seasoning, its carbohydrate contribution is portion-dependent and usually follows the larger dish.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Ethiopian Food Composition Table 2025 — 140046 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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