Is E160 vegan?

Annatto Bixin is also known as E160.

Annatto Bixin is the oil-soluble carotenoid pigment extracted from the seeds of the annatto plant (Bixa orellana), used as a natural orange-yellow food colouring (E160b(i)).

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