Chu Se pepper has just been officially granted a certificate of geographical indication. Accordingly, Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee is the organization that manages the geographical indication “Chu Se” for pepper products.
The Director of the National Office of Intellectual Property has just issued the Decision No. 6163/QD-SHTT on the grant of the Geographical Indication Registration Certificate No. 00115 for the geographical indication “Chu Se” for pepper (pepper) products. . Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee is the organization that manages geographical indications.
Pepper trees have been planted by Chu Se people since the 1980s, and gradually developed into a commodity production area thanks to the values it brings.
Chu Se is a very suitable land for pepper to grow because it is a flat or slightly sloping basalt red land located at an average altitude of 700-800m above sea level.
This type of soil is close to the craters, the lava is rich in clay minerals, the soil layer is thick, well drained, and the soil is fertile.
Chu Se pepper has just been officially granted a certificate of geographical indication. Accordingly, Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee is the organization that manages the geographical indication “Chu Se” for pepper products. Photo: Gia Lai Newspaper.
Besides the soil, the climate of the geographical area also has many factors affecting the specific properties and quality of Chu Se pepper.
The time for pepper plants to flower and produce fruit coincides with the dry season that lasts from December last year to April next year in the geographical area, less rain is a favorable condition for pepper plants to differentiate flower buds and bloom in concentration. , easy to form and store, condensing the nutrients in the fruit.
The time to harvest pepper often coincides with the dry season, so the drying and preservation of pepper products is convenient.
Due to favorable soil and climate conditions, from 2008 to 2020, Chu Se pepper is known for its highest yield in the country.
According to the Center for Evaluation of Geographical Indications and International Trademarks, Chu Se pepper is not only consumed domestically but also exported to a number of other countries around the world, including the European Union and the US.
Chu Se pepper includes 3 types: green pepper, black pepper and white pepper (skull pepper). Chu Se pepper has the characteristics of large and uniform seeds. Green pepper has a diameter of 4.45 – 5.85 mm, black pepper from 3.85 – 5.65 mm, white pepper from 3.65 – 5.43 mm.
Chu Se pepper has a strong aroma and a spicy taste, which is shown by its weight, Piperin content and high volatile oil content.
Green pepper has a weight of 589 – 638 g/l, Piperin content from 5.89 – 6.35%, volatile essential oil content from 1.53 – 1.76%.
Black pepper has a weight of 558 – 592 g/l, Piperin content from 6.59 – 7.36%, volatile essential oil content from 1.84 – 2.20%;
White pepper has a weight of 616 – 651g/l, Piperin content from 7.05 – 7.42%, volatile oil content from 2.01 – 2.28%.
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