Red Yeast Rice Powder

Quick Details：

Product Name: Red Yeast Rice Powder

CAS: 874807-57-5

Appearance:Dark Red powder

Specification: 1%-5%

Source: Red yeast rice

Packaging: Drum, Aluminum Foil Bag

Grade: Food Grade

Certificate: ISO/Halal

Description:

Monascus red (TR type) pigment is a powdery natural food pigment produced by using rice and soybean as the main raw materials, using Monascus liquid submerged fermentation process and unique extraction technology.The Monascus Red Color is a species of mould purplish-red. It also has a few common names such as red yeast rice pigment,red kojic rice,monascorubrin,rice kernel discoloration, maize silage mould, corn silage mould. During its growth, the Monascus spp. breaks down starch substrate hence forming pigments, which are produced by secondary metabolites.

Functions:

Red yeast rice is a kind of natural food colorant, has been widely used in meat products like sausage and ham, fermented bean curd, wine making, cakes, medicine and cosmetics etc. It can obtain ideal result due to its features of good coloring, bright and lustrous color.

Application:

Red yeast rice is used in wine, candy, cooked meat, bean curd, ice cream, popsicles, biscuits, jelly, puffed food, seasoning, canned pickles, pastries, ham coloring, can also be used in healthcare and cosmetics coloring as a natural red coloring agent.