Annatto: It's in My Food, But What is it?


Updated 03/11/11 10:59 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Annatto:  It's in My Food, But What is it?

Since I am a major health nut, I always read labels before I buy food. I often see the ingredient Annatto listed on packages, so what is it? It's a natural food coloring made from the ground up seed pods of - surprise, surprise - the annatto tree, which grows in Central and South America. It is also called the Achiote tree. After this tree flowers, it produces hairy pods that turn Read more