informally considered to be a natural coloring. foods colored with annatto may declare the coloring in the statement of ingredients as "colored with annatto" or "annatto color." the fat soluble color in the crude extract is called bixin, which can then be saponified into water soluble norbixin. annatto seed...
is unpredictable and takes a long time (about one year between sowing and harvesting). note: if you're starting your plants from seed, know that artichoke seed tends to have a low germination rate. it often takes several packets of seed to end up with a half-dozen plants. planting artichoke shoots or...