Red Yeast Rice - Dietary Supplement

Characteristic: Most products generally refer to "red rice yeast," but it is actually a red yeast from rice. This yeast (Monascus purpureus) is cultivated on rice and contains a pigment that has a pronounced red hue. Therefore, it is indeed the yeast that is red, not the rice. In Asia, red rice yeast is primarily a food product; it is used as a coloring agent or flavor enhancer in various food preparations such as sauces, fish mousses, rice wine, red tofu, pickled vegetables, salted meats, etc. Anecdote: Red rice yeast has been part of Chinese pharmacopoeia since the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), and it was called "longevity rice." The active substance in red rice yeast is monacoline K. Rice, the source of this substance, is cultivated intensively worldwide, particularly in China, making it wise to choose red rice yeast...