achiote

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a·chi·o·te

 (ä′chē-ō′tē, -tĕ)
n.
See annatto.
[American Spanish, from Nahuatl achiotl.]
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achiote

(ˌætʃɪˈəʊtɪ; ˌætʃɪˈəʊteɪ)
n
(Plants) another name for annatto
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For example, it will use annatto, which comes from the seeds found in the fruit from the achiote tree, to replace Red 40 and Yellow 5, and will use natural vanilla flavor to replace artificial vanillin.
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