A rich natural red colour, annatto seeds have a slightly peppery and earthy taste - the extract of which is often used in food manufacture. In Latin America, they are widely used for both colour and flavour.

USES: Infuse into rice or stews. Use to colour and flavour spice pastes

ORIGIN: Peru

Packaging format:

All our spicestore ingredients are now sold as refills and come in compostable bags (made from wood pulp), so just decant the contents into your existing spice jars or Spicery stackable tins and dispose of the bag in your compost and food waste bin!

You can find our stackable tins here

You can read all about our efforts to reduce plastic waste in our packaging blog here