Nukae nye Annatto? Ðe wòle be míanya nu sia si wotsɔ dea nuɖuɖu mea?

Ède dzesi cheese, bɔta, yogurt, kple soseti siwo míeƒlena le fiase me ƒe amadede ɣi kple aŋutiɖiɖi dzeani la kpɔa? Èbu afi si amadede sia tso ŋu kpɔa? Zi geɖe la, dzɔdzɔmenu aɖe si woyɔna be ‘annatto’ gbɔe wòtsona. Le nyateƒe me la, dzɔdzɔmenuɖuɖu ƒe amadedewo katã ƒe 70% tso annatto sia me. Eyata egbea, mina míaƒo nu tso nusi annatto sia nye, alesi wòle dedie, kple viɖe kple kuxi siwo le eŋu ŋu.

Nuka tututue nye Annatto?

Kpuie ko la, annatto nye dzɔdzɔme nuɖuɖu ƒe amadede kple nu ʋeʋĩ si woɖena tso *Bixa orellana* ati ƒe nukuwo me. Wogayɔa ati sia be ‘achiote’. Ati siawo tsina le teƒe xɔdzowo abe Titina kple Anyiehe Amerika, Caribbean, kple East Indies ene.

Nuku siwo ade 10 va ɖo 50 ye nɔa ati sia ƒe atikutsetse si ƒe amadede nye aŋutiɖiɖi si ƒe amadede nye aŋutiɖiɖi. Wozãa nusi wotsɔ blaa nuku siawo ƒe gota si le abe wax ene tsɔ ɖea annatto. Eƒe amadede dzeani la tsoa carotenoid amadede siwo nye bixin kple norbixin siwo le nukuawo me gbɔ. Wogayɔa ati sia be "nuyiɖaɖati" elabena wozãnɛ tsã tsɔ wɔa nuyiɖaɖa.

Evivina, eʋẽna... eye wòle amadede vovovowo me!

Annatto tsɔa atadi ƒe vivi kpena ɖe nuɖuɖuwo ŋu eye wòvivina vie. Eƒe vivi hã sɔ kple paprika alo safron tɔ. Ame aɖewo zãnɛ ɖe safron si xɔ asi wu la teƒe. Nusitae nye be annatto ate ŋu ana nuɖuɖuwo ƒe amadede nanye sika abe sabala ene. Le susu sia ta la, wotsɔ ŋkɔ na annatto hã be "ame dahe ƒe safron."

Viɖe kawoe le annatto ŋu?

Egbea la, nu vevitɔ si annatto zãnae nye nuɖuɖu ƒe amadede kple nuvivinu. Gake dekɔnu geɖe siwo wozãna hã le eŋu wu ema. Na míalé ŋku ɖe nusiwo wonye ŋu.

Ðe viɖe siwo wogblɔ be annatto ɖea vi na lãmesẽ la nye nyateƒea?

Annatto nye atikewɔwɔ si wozãna tsã ƒe akpa aɖe ƒe alafa geɖe, eye egbegbe numekulawo ke ɖe ŋutete siwo tsia dɔdzẽ nu, dɔlékuiwutikewo, fungiwutikewo, kple kansa nu.

• Nusiwo tsia dzoxɔxɔ nu: Annatto nye nusiwo tsia dzoxɔxɔ nu abe carotenoids kple tocotrienols ene, siwo kpɔa míaƒe ŋutilã ta tso free radicals siwo gblẽa nu le lãmenugbagbeviwo ŋu la me.
• Dɔlékuiwutike si tsia kansa nu: Numekuku gbãtɔwo ɖee fia be annatto ate ŋu atsi kansa nu. Le numekuku aɖe me la, amadede aɖe si woyɔna be bixin, si woɖe tso annatto-ku me la te ŋu wu ʋumenugbagbeviɣidɔ ƒomevi aɖe. Gake esiawo gakpɔtɔ le numekuku ƒe afɔɖeɖea me .
• Lãmetsiŋusẽ dzi ɖeɖe kpɔtɔ: Norbixin kple bixin si le annatto me ate ŋu akpe ɖe ʋumemi dzi ɖeɖe kpɔtɔ ŋu. Togbɔ be numekuku siwo wowɔ le lãwo ŋu ɖee fia be wokpɔ dzidzedze vie hã la, womeka ɖe edzi haɖe nenye be ate ŋu aɖe ʋumemi dzi akpɔtɔ le amegbetɔwo me o.
• Ewua dɔlékuiwo: Wokpɔe be Annatto ƒe atike xea mɔ na dɔlékui ƒomevi geɖewo ƒe tsitsi, siwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye *Staphylococcus aureus*, si naa ŋutigbalẽ me dɔlékuiwo, kple *Clostridium perfringens*, si naa nuɖuɖu me aɖi.
• Atike si tsia dzodzodzoetsitsi nu: Numekukuwo ɖee fia be ŋutete le annatto si woɖe tso lãme na ame ŋu be wòaɖe abi kple abi si le ŋutilãa me dzi akpɔtɔ.

Ðe annatto zazã ate ŋu ahe kuxiwo vɛa?

Zi geɖe la, wobua Annatto be ele dedie na ame akpa gãtɔ be woaɖui le agbɔsɔsɔ sue aɖe si le nuɖuɖuwo me me.

Gake ƒã ŋutɔ be ame aɖewo siwo sea veve ate ŋu akpɔ nulɔdɔ. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, ŋutigbalẽ ƒe ʋuʋu (hives), mo ƒe vuvu, kple ʋu ƒe sisi ate ŋu adzɔ. Azɔ hã, wogblɔ dzesiwo abe ƒodo ƒe veve, aɖuɖɔtoe, kple ʋuʋudedi (IBS) ene. Gake esia hã mebɔ kura o .

Ne èkpɔ nulɔdɔ ƒe dzesi siawo dometɔ aɖe le nuɖuɖu si me annatto le ɖuɖu vɔ megbe la, kpɔ egbɔ be yeyi ɖɔkta gbɔ enumake.

Esi amegbetɔwo ƒe nyatakaka siwo ku ɖe eƒe dedienɔnɔ le fufɔɣi ŋu mesɔ gbɔ o ta la, nunya le eme be funɔwo naƒo asa na annatto geɖe ɖuɖu wu esi wokpɔna le nuɖuɖuwo me zi geɖe.

Mɔ kawo nue míate ŋu ato akpɔ annatto le?

Míekpɔa annatto le nɔnɔme vovovo geɖe me, eye viɖe vovovowo le wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe ŋu.

Nukae mate ŋu azã ɖe annatto teƒe?

Ne èdi be yeatsɔ amadede dzĩ, ɣi, alo aŋutiɖiɖi akpe ɖe nuɖuɖu aɖe ŋu, gake mèkpɔ annatto o la, nu ʋeʋĩ siawo nye nu ʋeʋĩ nyui siwo woatsɔ aɖo eteƒe:

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