“It might be surprising, but black and white peppercorns both come from the same berries on the pepper vine,” says Wilkens. The difference between black peppercorns and white peppercorns is a ...

Black pepper is a flowering vine that’s prized for its fruit (peppercorns!). The black peppercorns are picked before they’re ripe, dried and sold whole (crinkly and wrinkled from the drying ...

Betel vine cultivation alongside arecanut is a profitable business in India, with steady demand for betel leaves. However, ...