<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Gayle asked: Anybody know anything about achiote seeds? From a grain, from a melon, from a pepper??? I found an entry on the web that says: "Bixa orellana Bixaceae (Annato, Achiote family) Bixa grows as a shrub or small evergreen tree. It has a long history in the Amazon where the seedcoat is used to make a red or orange dye which is used for food coloring, body, hair and cloth paint. The bark is used for fiber. The roots are believed to have digestive properties and the seeds are also used medicinally. Bixa has heart shaped leaves, pink or peach colored flowers and spiny seed pods." The site was: http://www.ilhawaii.net/~hoti/amazon.html I found another entry that referred to the "annatto tree" as the source of achiote so evidently annatto/achiote is not related to to wheat, anyway. Is it mixed with flour when used as a coloring or a prepared spice? A lot of people seem to react badly to it, and I've been avoiding anything involving annatto. Is some other ingredient of yellow cheese, butter or margarine a more likely culprit? Bobbi in Baltimore