Natural Food Colorant Monascus Red

Monascus Red is a kind of natural color extract from natural Monascus. It is main components aremonascorubin,rubropunctatin and so on.

Ingredient Description:

Extract from raw excellent rice and good Monascus strains by fermenting, lixiviating and spraying

Application:

Used in making cool alcohol, confections, cooked meat products, reserved bean curd, icy cream,

frozen sukers, biscuits, puffed foods, jellies and spiced cans. Also used in medicine and cosmetic

field. 

Characteristics:

Appearance:Dark purple powder

Odour: slightly specialed smell

Physicochemical Property:

Easily substances with PH 4.0. Very easily soluble in ethanol, ether, ice acetic acid, and propanetriol,

insoluble in glycerol with good heat and light stability.

Quality index:

1.Color value(E 1cm 1% 505nm):80-150

2.Loss on drying  ≤ 6.0%

3.Arsenic: ≤ 1.0mg/kg

4.Lead: ≤ 5.0mg/kg

5.Coliform: undetected

6.Pathogenic bacteria: undetected

Package:

5kg, 10kg,20kg Polyethylene drums for liquid products and 1kg aluminum-foil bags for power products or packing as customers’ request.

Shelf life

It is available within 24 months under normal unopened condition

Storage:

Store in tightly closed containers out of direct heat and light in a cool and dry place. 

Attached  COA  for  your reference

Certificate of Analysis