Monascus Red
Monascus red pigment is dark red powder, slightly odor, soluble in neutral and alkaline solution. It is easily to be soluable in ethanol, propylene glycol, glycerol
Features
Appearance: Red to dark -red powder
Latin name: Monascus purpureus
Other names: red yeast rice, red kojic rice,red koji, fermented rice etc.
Hot sale Color Value: E80 E100 E150
Solubility: 100% Water-soluble
Basic Information
Product name: monascus red
Appearance: Red to dark -red powder
Latin name: Monascus purpureus
Other names: red yeast rice, red kojic rice,red koji, fermented rice etc.
Hot sale Color Value: E80 E100 E150
Solubility: 100% Water-soluble
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Function
1. Steady with pH value water solubility
Monascus Red is100% water soluble
2. Good coloring performance
Monascus Red is easy to color protein or raw materials with more protein, color on which is difficult to remove after coloring.
3. Good safety
Monascus Red has very good safety. Animal experiment indicates that any food made of edible Monascus Red does not cause any acute chronic poisoning.
Application
Mostly this color is widely used as meat product colorant instead of nitrite, according to it is close to the color of meat. It is widely used in meat products, dairy products, drinks, juice, ice cream, soy, marine products, fermented bean curd and seasoning.
Usage: It can be dissoluble in water solution and water-based medium. To take meat as example, it can be added as the production needs.
Specifications Sheet
| ITEM | SPECIFICATION |
| Description: | |
| Appearance | Light yellow or white powder |
| Odor | Characteristic |
| Particle size | 100% pass through 80 mesh sieve |
| Tests: | |
| Loss on drying(5h at105°C) | ≤5.0% |
| Ash(3h at 600°C) | ≤5.0% |
| Total Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm |
| Plumbum | ≤2ppm |
| Arsenic(as AS2O3) | ≤2ppm |
| Residual Solvents | Eur. Pharm. 2000 |
| Ellagic acid | 40% |
| Microbial: | |
| Total bacterial count | Max.1000cfu/g |
| Yeast & Mould | Max.100cfu /g |
| Escherichia coli presence | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative |
Shipping & Storage
Delivery:Sea/Air Shipping & International Express
Shipping Time: 2-3 working days after payment
Package: 1-5kg/Aluminum foil bag, size: 22cm (Width)*32cm (Length)
15-25kg/Drum, size: 38cm (Diameter)*50cm (Height)
Storage: Kept away from strong light and heat.
Shelf Life: 24 months
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