GOURMET VERSAND use cookies to customize this website as possible to the needs of our visitors. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the cookie usage. For more information, see Privacy Policy. 
Annatto seeds, from Orleanstrauch
SKU
selection | Content (weighed) | Packaging | Price EUR
(Price / unit) | (fertility)
Availability | date of minimum durability
selection | Content (weighed) | Packaging | Price EUR
(Price / unit) | (fertility)
Availability | date of minimum durability
Annatto called the orange-red seeds of the small evergreen annatto or Orleans tree which is native to tropical South America. was used already in pre-Columbian times annatto for coloring food, fabrics and as body color; the Western world uses today annatto for the same reason in butter, cheese, smoked fish and cosmetics. The seeds smell weak flowery or peppermint and have a delicate, earthy, slightly peppery flavor with a hint of bitterness. They give a pleasantly earthy flavor foods when they are used in much higher amounts than the required for dyeing.
Additional information about the product