ANNATTO SEEDS

Annatto is an orange-purple condiment and meals coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree, local to tropical America. It is frequently used to impart a yellow or orange shadeation to foods, however every so often additionally for its taste and aroma. Its heady fragrance is defined as "barely peppery with a touch of nutmeg" and taste as "barely nutty, candy and peppery".

The shadeation of annatto comes from numerous carotenoid pigments, specifically bixin and norbixin, determined withinside the reddish waxy coating of the seeds. The condiment is generally organized via way of means of grinding the seeds to a powder or paste. Similar outcomes may be acquired via way of means of extracting a number of the shadeation and taste standards from the seeds with warm water, oil, or lard, which can be then brought to the meals.