Product Name: Red Yeast Rice Extract
Botanical Source:Monascus purpureus

Specification: Red Yeast Rice Powder; Monacolin K 0.1-5%

Appearance: Reddish Brown Powder
Part used: Monascus purpureus strain fermented in rice medium

Test Method:HPLC

Intoduction:

Red yeast rice is rice that has been fermented by the red yeast, monascus purpureus. Red yeast rice has been used by the Chinese for many centuries as a food preservative, food colorant (Red yeast rice is responsible for the red color of Peking duck), spice,and ingredient in rice wine. Red yeast rice continues to be a dietary staple in China, Japan, and Asian communities in the United States, with an estimated average consumption of 14 to 55 grams of red yeast rice per day per person. Red yeast rice also has been used in China for over 1,000 years. Red yeast rice was described in an ancient Chinese list of drugs as useful for improving blood circulation and for alleviating indigestion and diarrhea. There is also growing interest in evaluating red yeast rice for use as a natural food dye and preservative.

Main Function:

1. Promote blood circulation, soothe upset stomach, and invigorate the function of the spleen;

2. This dietary supplement has been used traditionally for bruised muscles, hangovers, indigestion, and colic in infants;

3. Red yeast rice contains substances that are similar to prescription medications that lower cholesterol;

4. There is also growing interest in evaluating red yeast rice for use as a natural food dye and preservative.

Applications:

1.Food additives

2.Beverage

3.CDosmetic Raw material

4.Health-care products

5.Pharmaceuticals

6.Food Grade

7.Cosmetic Raw material

8.Medical