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The plant is best known as the source of annatto, a natural orange-red condiment (also called achiote or bijol) obtained from the waxy arils that cover its seeds.The ground seeds are widely used in traditional dishes in Central and South Americ, Mexico, and the Caribbean such as cochinita pibil, chicken in achiote, caldo de olla, and nacatamel. Annatto and its extracts are also used as an industrial food coloring to add yellow or orange color to many products such as butter, cheese margarine, ice creams, meats, and condiments.Some of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America originally used the seeds to make red body paint and lipstick, as well as a spice. For this reason, the Bixa orellana is sometimes called the lipstick tree.
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