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Ground and whole peppercorns come in various colors, and all but the pink type are from the same perennial plant, Piper nigrum.
* Green peppercorns are the unripe berries, which are sold pickled or freeze-dried but rarely fresh.
* Black peppercorns are the dried form of the green, unripe berries.
* White peppercorns are made by soaking ripened, red peppercorns until the skin peels off.
* Pink peppercorns are the dried and only slightly spicy berries of the Schinus molle plant.