Black pepper is considered the `King of Spices` as judged from the volume of international trade, being the highest among all the spices known. Black pepper is produced from the still-green unripe berries of the pepper plant. Black pepper constitutes an important component of culinary seasoning of universal use and an essential ingredient of numerous foodstuffs. It has a number of medicinal virtues.

SA Rawther is India’s largest producer and exporter of White Pepper. SRS is also proud to be the only producer of natural white pepper in the world. The white pepper produced is neither decorticated nor converted to white pepper from its green form. Natural white pepper berries plucked from vines are sorted, cleaned and washed. Our brand Doubletree is used by a majority of five-star restaurants across India.

Botanical names: Zingiber officinale
Family name: Zingiberaceae

Zingiber officinale, is a perennial creeping plant, with thick tuberous rhizome, producing a an erect stem 1-3 ft tall. Ginger is the underground stem of the ginger plant. It has a fiery and pungent flavor. Ginger has several medicinal uses, commonly known for its effectiveness as a digestive aid.

Botanical names: Curcuma longa
Family name: Zingiberaceae

Turmeric “the golden spice of life” is one of most essential spice used as an important ingredient in culinary all over the world. Turmeric, basically a tropical plant of ginger family is the rhizome or underground stem, with a rough, segmented skin. A yellow spice with a warm and mellow flavor, it is mildly aromatic and has scents of orange or ginger.

A member of the Capsicum family, there are over 200 different varieties of chillies in the world. Having a mild to strong hot taste it is used in almost every cuisine-Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Japanese. Chillies have two characteristics, one their colour because of the pigment called Capsanthin in it and two the biting pungency because of Capsaicin, on the basis of which the varieties differ and so its demand.

Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. The cumin plant grows to 30-50 cm (1-2 ft) tall and is harvested by hand. Cumin seeds are oblong in shape, longitudinally ridged, and yellow-brown in colour. They have a pungent and slightly bitter flavor with a spicy-sweet aroma.Cumin has also its applications worldwide in sectors other than food like beverages, liquors, medicines,toiletries and perfumery. Indian Cumin has a good demand in export market its Natural form as well in its Powder Form.

The coriander plant is a thin stemmed, small, bushy herb, 25 to 50 cm in height with many branches and umbels. The whole plant has a pleasant aroma. The leaves have a strong odour while its fruit has a warm & spicy aroma; seeds are pale white to light brown in colour. Coriander Seeds are widely used as condiments in the preparation of curry powders, sausages and seasonings. The leaves are used for flavouring and garnishing curries and soups. Coriander has many medicinal values & it promotes natural healing.

The nutmeg tree is a large evergreen native to the Moluccas (the Spice Islands). When the fruit matures it bursts open along the groove exposing the bright attractive mace, covering the hard black, shiny shell of the seed called nutmeg. It has a nutty, warm and slightly sweet flavor. Nutmeg is used as a drug in Eastern countries and nutmeg oil is used in cosmetics and toiletries.

Cloves are the unopened pink flower buds of the evergreen clove tree. The buds are picked by hand when they are pink and dried until they turn brown in color. Cloves have a warm, sweet and aromatic taste that evokes the sultry tropical climates where they are grown. They have several antiseptic and antibiotic properties.

Botanical names: Fabaceae
Family name: Trigonella Foneum-Graecum

Fenugreek seed is the ripe fruit of an annual herb. This robust herb has light green leaves and produces slender, beaked pods. Each pod contains 10-20 small hard yellowish brown fenugreek seeds. Odour and taste are typical, a bit of cellery and bitter. Fenugreek is used both as a herb (the leaves) and as a spice (the seed). Fresh tender pods, leaves and shoots are eaten as curried vegetable. As a spice, it flavours food. Powder of dried leaves is also used for garnishing and flavouring variety of food.

Botanical names: Elettaria cardamomum
Family name: Zingiberaceae

Cardamom is one of the world’s very ancient spices.It is the National Spice of India and popularly referred to as the ‘Queen of Spices’. Kerala is the leading state in area and production of cardamom,followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Cardamom comes from the seeds of a ginger-like plant. The small, brown-black sticky seeds are contained in a pod in three double rows with about six seeds in each row.

Botanical names: Apiaceae
Family name: Foeniculum vulgare

Fennel seeds are the dried fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, which belongs to the parsley family. It is oval in shape and green or yellowish brown in color. Obtained from an aromatic and medicinal plant, the seeds emit a pleasant odor, are highly aromatic and have a pungent flavor. Fennel Seeds are widely used in India as a Mouth Freshener especially after suppers.