Natural Food Colorants Color Pigments Monascus Red Powder

• CAS No.: ---
• Formula: ---
• EINECS: ---
• Certification: ISO, HACCP, Halal
• Packaging Material: Carton
• Storage Method: Normal
• Model NO.: Monascus Red
• Shelf Life: >12 Months
• Color: Yellow
• Resource: Natural
• Appearance: Red to Purple
• Transport Package: Drum
• Specification: Natural Food grade
• Trademark: Recedar
• Origin: China
• HS Code: 0000
• Production Capacity: 1000t

Product Description

Natural Food Colorants Color Pigments Monascus Red Powder

Monascus Red
 

Items	Requirements
Color	Red to black-purple
Odor	Has the unique smell of red yeast rice
Appearance	Powder
Solubility	Water soluble
Grade	Food grade

Monascus Red is extracted from red yeast rice or processed by extraction from other crops which is fermented with monascus ruber liquid . Monascus Red is actually a mixture of pigments,mainly containing red pigment and yellow pigment,which are polyketone compounds. Monascus red is soluble in neutral or alkaline water. It has weak solubility in acidic water with PH lower than 4. It has good stability to heat, but it is weak when exposed to sunlight.
Monascus red is made from red yeast rice as raw material, through extraction, filtration, refining, concentration, blending and filling.

Typical application : ment products, fermented beancurd,flavore yogurt,fruit wine,etc.
Usage: pick requested amount of Monascus Red to dissolve with neutral water, and then add aqueous solution into the end product.

Items	Specifications
Packing size	1kg;5kg;10kg;20kg;25kg
Packing	Inner packing:Food grade PE Bag Outer packaging:Carton
Shelf life	24 months
Storage	Sealed, cool and dry place (recommended storage temperature 15-20 ºC)

 

 

   

Items	Requirements	Standards
1% 1cMMMm E(495±10nm)       ≥	100; 150	GB 7912-2010
Loss on drying (%)	6.0	GB 5009.237
As / (mg/kg)  ≤	1	GB/T 5009.11
Pb / (mg/kg)    ≤	5	GB 5009.12

 

Items	Specifications	Standards
Total plate count/(cfu/g)                ≤	1000	GB 4789.2
Mold/Yeast/ (cfu/g)             ≤	100	GB 4789.15
Coliform/(MPN/g)              ≤	3.0	GB 4789.3
Pathogenic bacteria (Salmonella, Shigella, Gold Staphylococcus aureus)	Absent	GB 29921

 

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