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MG1
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MG1 (Malabar Garbled 1) is a primary export grade of Indian black pepper—cleaned, standardised berry quality used as a trade benchmark for solid, not necessarily extra-bold, Malabar black. It underpins much labelled “Malabar pepper” in wholesale. Flavour aims at classic Indian black balance. Reliable whole black for restaurants that want origin grading without TGSEB price. Grind fresh for daily service. Understand grade as quality band, not a cultivar name.
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History
MG1 grading standardised Malabar black pepper export quality.
International contracts often specified MG1 as a baseline Indian black.
MG1 continued as a reference grade beside specialty micro-lots.