The History of Piperine
Piperine was discovered in 1819, when Hans Christian Ørsted isolated it from the fruits of the source plant of black and white pepper, piper nigrum. Piperine's chemical constitution was established by laboritory synthesis in 1882 and 1894. Although it is native to India, Vietnam is currently the worlds largest black pepper provider, producing 34% of it. Black Pepper is the world most widely traded and used spice in the world along with salt.