AGRI PRODUCTS - achiote
AnnattoAnnatto
Scientific Name: Bixa Orellana
Characteristics: Annatto is native to southern Peru and is highly demanded in the international market, as it is used in international cuisine as flavoring and in the chemical industry as colorant for beauty products.
Annatto is a seed covered by a substance called "bixin”, a red colorant extracted from the seed.
- Calibers: None.
- Harvest: August and December.
- Availability: All year round
- Packaging: 50-kg laminated or unlaminated polypropylene bags (or as per customer special requirements)
- Storage capacity: A 20’ container can store up to 19,000 kg of annatto.
- Tariff item: 1404.10.10