Java pepper

Cubebae fructus Cubeb, Java pepper Piper cubeba L. Piperaceae L5% 2.5% cubebin i0%-18% essential oil tricyclic sesquiterpene alcohols 1,4-cineol, terpineol-4, cadinol, cadinene Fig. 6... 

Cubeb, Tailed pepper Java pepper. Dried, unripe, nearly full-grown fruit of Piper cubeba L.f., Piperaceae. Habit. Southern Asia, Java, Borneo, Sumatra cultivated in W. Indies and Ceylon. Barries are globular. 4-5 mm in diameter blackish-gray intern, whitish and hollow strong, spicy odor aromatic, pungent taste. Canstit. 10-18% volatile oil. cubebin, about 1% cubebic acid, resin, fat, wax. Total ether extractive about 20%. 

Cubebanes and ivaxillaranes represent 1,6- and 8,10-cycloguaianes, respectively. The fruits of Java pepper Piper cubeba (Piperaceae) contain (-)-4-cubebanol. The name ivaxillarane stems from Iva axillaris with (-)-ivaxillarin as a constituent. 

Synonyms Cubeb oil Cubebs oil Java pepper Piper cubeba Piper cubeba fruit oil Piper cubeba oil Tailed pepper... 

Jaune Extra W1800. See Iron oxides Java pepper. See Cubeb (Piper cubeba) oil Jayflex 77. See Diisoheptyl phthalate Jayflex 215. See Paraffins, normal C5-20 Jayflex DHP. See Dihexyl phthalate Jayflex DIDA. See Diisodecyl adipate Jayflex DIDP, Jayflex DIDP-E. See Diisodecyl phthalate... 

In 1991, vanilla beans were the highest valued spice import, with shipments totaling 69.0 million, followed by black and white pepper at 60.6 million, capsicum peppers and paprika at 42.6 million, sesame seed at 40.6 million, and cassia and cinnamon at 27.8 million. The most expensive spices, on a unit value basis, include saffron, 1116/kg average New York spot vanilla beans, 80.50/kg for Bourbon beans from Madagascar, Comoros, and Reunion, and 22.05/kg for Java beans and cardamom, 38.54/kg for grade AA bleached Indian and 3.88/kg for Guatemalan mixed greens. 

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