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annatto [ə′näd·ō]
(botany)
Bixa orellana.A tree found in tropical America, characterized by cordate leaves and spinose, seed-filled capsules; a yellowish-red dye obtained from the pulp around the seeds is used as a food coloring.


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Also line of uncertified natural colorants, such as annatto, carmine, tumeric, titanium dioxide, grape-skin extract, and natural beta carotene.
They're also talking about natural additives such as annatto extract, carrot oil, turmeric, vegetable juices and the controversial cochineal extract, whose characteristic rosy hue is derived from the eggs of the Peruvian cochineal beetle.
A) Skim milk, cooked enriched macaroni, pasteurized processed American cheese (whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, milkfat, salt, annatto color), bleached wheat flour, cheddar cheese, soybean oil, salt, modified cornstarch, cheddar cheese flavor, sugar, whey, dried onions, butter flavor, annatto coloring--Stouffer's Pasta Shells with American Cheese
 
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