Product Description
| Categories | Food Colorants | |
| Qty in 20’FCL | 100000kg | |
| Min Order | 500kg | |
| Origin | China | |
| Packaging | Factory Packaging or Neutral | |
| Certificate | ISO, Kosher, Halal, BRC | |
| CAS No. | 874807-57-5 | |
| HS Code | 210690 | |
| Specification | FCC/USP |
Monascus Red, CAS No.874807-57-5, is a natural food pigment manufactured through fermentation using monascus purpureus or extraction from red yeast rice, available as Murrey Powder. Monascus Red is widely used as colouring agent, accepted as safe food colorant in many countries. Often used as coloring agent in many Asian foods including pickled tofu, red rice vinegar, char siu, Peking Duck, and Chinese pastries that require redfood coloring. Monascus Red also used in candy, cooked meat, preserved beancurd, ice cream, cookies, etc.
As an experienced Monascus Red manufacturer and supplier, we has been supplying and exporting Monascus Red for almost 10 years, please be assured to buy from us. Any inquiries about price and the market trend please feel free to contact us, we will reply you within 1 working day.
Product reference
Monascus Red Specification
| ITEMS | PROPERTIES | RESULTS |
| appearance | Black red, without moldy, no impurities, powder. | Black red, without moldy, no impurities, powder. |
| fragrance | Special and natural fragrance of kojic | Special and natural fragrance of kojic |
| Moisture % | ≤7.0 | 5.0 |
| Color value E0.1%1cm 495(±10)nm | ≥80 | 103 |
| Fineness(100 mesh passing rate) % | ≥90% | 96.7% |
| Arsenic mg/kg | ≤1 | negative |
| Lead mg/kg | ≤1 | pass |
| Mercury mg/kg | ≤0.1 | pass |
| Total plate count cfu/g | ≤ 1000 | pass |
| Yeast cfu/g | ≤ 25 | pass |
| Mold cfu/g | ≤ 25 | pass |
| Aflatoxin B1 ug/kg | ≤5 | negative |
As a professional Monascus Red supplier in China, we’re engaged in export and distribute Monascus Red for years.
Price trend of Monascus Red
Raw Materials price: Prices of raw material Red yeast rice are stable.
Market demand and supply : demand and supply is stable. Production capacity of the Monascus Red manufacturers didn’t change much.
Market Forecast: Considering the current market trend, price of Monascus Red will be stable in the coming months.
Monascus Red gluten free
Monascus Red is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide cool taste to pickled tofu, red rice vinegar, char siu, Peking Duck, and Chinese pastries.
Halal Certified Monascus Red
Monascus Red is a natural food pigment manufactured through fermentation using monascus purpureus or extraction from red yeast rice, available as Murrey Powder. Monascus Red is general recognized as halal.
Monascus Red MSDS
Side Effect of Monascus Red
Application and Uses of Monascus Red
Monascus Red can be used in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Health & Personal care products, Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry. Monascus Red is a red pigment used as coloring agent in many Asian foods such as in pickled tofu, red rice vinegar, char siu, Peking Duck, and Chinese pastries that require red food coloring. Monascus Red is also used in candy, cooked meat, preserved beancurd, ice cream, cookies, etc.
