Flor y fruto de Bixa orellana

- Nombre común o vulgar: Achiote, Bija, Achiotillo, Achote, Analto, Anate, Bijo, Biza, Bizo, Onote

- Familia: Bixaceae.

- Origen: América tropical.

- El achiote es un árbol de rápido crecimiento.

- De las semillas se obtiene un colorante llamado bixina que es de color amarillo fuerte o anaranjado, y se puede utilizar para dar color a los alimentos.

- Las semillas se industrializan para extraer el colorante y comercializarlo en forma de pasta o de extracto líquido.

- Los prinicipales países consumidores son Estados Unidos, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia, México y Argentina.

- La producción de achiote se obtiene en verano y otoño (en el Hemisferio Norte sería entre los meses de Agosto a Diciembre).

- Se cultiva en zonas de clima húmedo y cálido.

- Produce fruto en abundancia.

- Requiere de poco cuidados en el cultivo.

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