Annatto (Bixa orellana) Annatto is native to tropical America and its name is probably an Arawak word. It is called ‘roucouâ€(tm) by the Caribs of the Southern Caribbean. Annatto usually blooms from August to October. The attractive, single, pink flowers are followed by round, spiny seed pods which grow in clusters atop the stem. The ripe pods split into halves, revealing about 50 seeds coated with orange-red dye. These virtually tasteless seeds are used in New World kitchens to impart a rich colour to cooking oil. This practice was begun by the enslaved Africans to simulate the rich colour of palm oil – the cooking staple of the West African communities they had left behind.
Las semillas de anato son muy pequenas y las mas famosas vienen de Yucatan, tienen un color rojo obscuro y sirven para pintar y sazonar la comida Yucateca. El anato se usa para preparar el Achiote.
vegetable extract deriving from achiote seeds that is used to color a cheese red, yellow, or orange.
Coloring matter obtained from the natural pigments in the seeds of Bixa orellana.
Bixa orellana Derived from the seeds; provides natural coloring.
This slightly musky-flavored reddish yellow spice, ground from the seeds of a flowering tree, is native to the West Indies and the Latin tropics. Islanders store their annatto seeds in oil--giving the oil a beautiful color. Saffron or turmeric can be substituted.
A natural vegetable dye used to give many cheese varieties, especially the Cheddars, a yellow-orange hue. Annatto is tasteless and is not a preservative.
also known as bija, bijoul, and roucou; fruit and seeds of a tree native to tropical America; the dye from the fruit is orange and the seeds are ground and used as a spice in the Latin American kitchen; it is sometimes used to color cheddar cheese
a paste or powder, made from achiote seeds; used to color foods such as margarine and cheese
( Bixa orellana) This red seed pigment (also known as uruku) has long been used in ceremonies to connect with the spirit, and in daily life to offer protection from the elements. Organically grown, to provide color to our Uruku makeup. Annatto oil, also drawn from the Brazilian urukum palm, has been used for centuries to condition hair and skin—and now adds moisture and smoothness to our Uruku formulas.
Annatto is a derivative of the achiote trees of tropical regions of the Americas, used to produce a red food coloring.
