Our Production
From Harvest to Packaging
Hand harvested, carefully dried
Once the peppercorns have reached maturity, they are harvested by hand at Santa Catarina.
We then take the fresh pepper to a local cooperative with the facilities and expertise required for the drying process. At this stage, professional drying allows us to control the moisture content and prepare the pepper for long-term storage.
Our target is approximately 8% moisture before the pepper returns to us for final preparation.
Carefully preserved
Once sufficiently dry, the peppercorns are carefully selected and packaged under vacuum for bulk orders, or in pepper grinders with airtight closures for retail products.
Vacuum packaging helps protect the dried pepper from moisture and exposure to air, allowing us to preserve its characteristic aroma and quality during storage and transport.
We believe that preserving the natural character of the pepper is just as important as producing it.
Developing our own transformation processes
We are currently developing the capacity to bring more of the transformation process directly inside our company.
We already have a solar dryer, which we use for testing and experimentation. Our objective is to progressively develop our own drying and processing methods while maintaining the quality standards of the finished product.
This will allow us to have greater control over the journey from freshly harvested pepper to packaged product.
Looking beyond the peppercorn
Our work does not stop with whole peppercorns.
We are also exploring new products based on the distinctive aromatic character of São Tomé forest pepper, including essential oil, pepper-infused oils and other derivatives.
Our goal is to develop these products carefully, without losing the identity of the original forest pepper.
From São Tomé to the world
We currently supply our pepper in retail formats in São Tomé and we are now open work with international buyers looking for larger quantities.
