<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> To satisfy my own curiosity as to annatto's gf status, I did a little web-searching today. This is what I've found so far: --------------------------------------------------------- Annatto is a small tropical tree producing tiny seeds coated with orange-red powder, which is replacing Chemical colorants as a natural coloring ingredient. A yellowish-red coloring material obtained from the pulp surrounding the seeds of the annatto tree (Bixa orellana), and sometimes used in coloring leather and cloth. It is soluble in both alcohol and oil. Its lack of COLOR FASTNESS makes it unsuitable for archival use. --------------------------------------------------------- My questions is this: --Annatto is a seed, not a grain, and it was my understanding that it is pretty much always cereal grains that contain gluten. Is there any other reason to believe that annatto coloring contains gluten? Just curious, because it appears that annatto in and of itself should be gf. Thanks in advance for any response. Sarah -------------------------------- Sarah W. "Friday" Stokes (= The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia [log in to unmask] --------------------------------