1. Monascus red refers to the liquid Monascus pigment obtained by extracting red yeast rice with ethanol or the product extracted, crystallized and refined from the deep culture medium of Monascus. Monascus red pigment is a traditional natural functional food pigment produced by the fermentation of Monascus in my country.

2. Monascus red is currently the only natural functional food pigment produced by microbial fermentation in the world. It is one of the secondary metabolites of Monascus. Monascus Red uses rice and soybeans as the main raw materials, draws on my country’s traditional Monascus production technology, and is a powdery pure natural, non-toxic, safe and reliable natural product obtained through Monascus liquid deep fermentation and advanced modern biological separation technology. Food coloring. Monascus red pigment is widely used in the coloring of sake, fermented bean curd, fish, soy sauce, cakes, candies, cold drinks and other food industries. It can also be used for coloring in medicine and cosmetics industries. Monascus red pigment complies with the "nutritional, The development requirements and direction of "natural and multifunctional" are therefore worthy of vigorous application and promotion. Compared with other natural pigments, Monascus red pigment has the advantages of high purity, low price, strong tinting power, good stability and anti-corrosion function. Therefore, it has great market competitiveness and is of great practical significance.