
Product Name: Red Yeast Rice
Specification Available: Monacolin-K / Lovastatin : 0.4%, 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.5% 2.0%, 2.5%, 3%
Original Plant: Monascus purpureus went
Other Name: Red rice yeast, red rice yeast extract, red kojic rice
Function: Red yeast rice is a bright reddish purple fermented rice, which acquires its colour from being cultivated with the mold Monascus purpureus. Red Yeast Rice was a great invention in ancient China and was used as a Chinese medicine to strengthen spleen, promote digestion, eliminate dampness and phlegm, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Modern clinical research shows that red kojic contains several physiological active matters, such as Lovastatin, which can adjust abnormal blood lipid levels, lower serum total cholesterol(TC),serum triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL -C),and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C). As a kind of natural food additives, red kojic is widely used in food, pastry, wine, drink, cosmetic, and so on. A kind of medicine which contains red kojic is used in hospitals now.
Specification(1.5%):
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Appearance: |
Dark red powder |
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Identity: |
Authentic |
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Total HMG-COA Reductase Lovastatin(HPLC): |
15.0mg/g Min. |
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Ash: |
3.0% Max. |
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Moisture: |
7.0% Max. |
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Pb PPM: |
1.0 Max. |
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As PPM: |
2 Max. |
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Total Plate Count/g: |
1,000 Max. |
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Fungi/g: |
100 Max. |
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E.Coli: |
Negative |
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Salmonella: |
Negative |