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Annatto

Annatto (/əˈnætoʊ/ or /əˈnɑːtoʊ/) is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical parts of the Americas. It is used to impart a yellow to red-orange color to foods, but may impart a sweet, peppery flavor.

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Annatto

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples62
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Annatto

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related to history · 17
Annatto → Americas, Brazil, Brazilian, Caribbean, Ecuador, It, Its, Latin America, Men, Mexican, Mexico, Philippines, Portuguese, Spanish, The, Tsàchila, Wari
related to Traditional cuisine · 15
Annatto → Belizean, Chamorro, Chiapas, Filipino, Ground, In, In Mexican, In Puerto Rico, In Venezuela, It, Jamaican, Latin American, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnamese
related to External links · 10
Annatto → Agriculture Organization, Annatto Seed, Colorants, Dyestuffs Entering International Trade, February, Its Extracts Archived, UN's Food, Wayback Machine, Wikibooks Cookbook, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Industrial food coloring · 5
Annatto → E160b, European Union, Foods, In, United States
related to Cheese · 4
Annatto → As, In, Red Leicester, While
related to Safety · 4
Annatto → As, Big Eight, European Food Safety Authority, In
related to Chemical composition · 3
Annatto → The, This, Unlike
is a · 1
Annatto → natural alternative to synthetic food coloring compounds

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used food color cheese coloring seeds bixin orange many cheeses norbixin use yellow natural foods century colorants may flavor condiment

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Annattois anatural alternative to synthetic food coloring compounds0.90text
Cheshireinstance offor cheeses0.80text
Red Leicesterinstance offor cheeses0.80text
as well as colored Cheddar made in Scotlandinstance offor cheeses0.80text
Annattorelated to CheeseIn0.60section
Annattorelated to CheeseAs0.60section
Annattorelated to CheeseWhile0.60section
Annattorelated to CheeseRed Leicester0.60section
Annattorelated to Chemical compositionThe0.60section
Annattorelated to Chemical compositionThis0.60section
Annattorelated to Chemical compositionUnlike0.60section
Annattorelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section

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