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• Different strains of " Monascus " fungus will produce different amounts of monacolins.
• Studies have revealed that " Monascus " species show strong gluco-amylase activity, but poor proteolytic and lipolytic enzyme production.
• Red rice yeast is a product of the mold " Monascus purpureus " grown on rice, and is common in Asian diets.
• Ali ( 2010 ) Optimization of fermentation parameters for higher lovastatin production in red mold rice through co-culture of Monascus purpureus and Monascus ruber.
• Ali ( 2010 ) Optimization of fermentation parameters for higher lovastatin production in red mold rice through co-culture of Monascus purpureus and Monascus ruber.
• Molds found in traditional Chinese fermentation starters include " Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Amylomyces, Monascus, Absidia, Rhizomucor " and " Mucor ".
• Red rice vinegar has a distinctive red colour from Red yeast rice ( ?~ 騠s | ), which is cultivated with the mold " Monascus purpureus ".
• Although it is associated with many human foods ( wheat, rice, corn, barley, oats, rye, and food colored with Monascus pigment ) its full significance for human health is unknown.
• A modern practice is to steep the rice in weak acetic acid solution for a short period to help create the optimum pH of 3-3.5 that favours " Monascus " growth.
• "' Red fermented bean curd "'( ), incorporates red yeast rice ( cultivated with " Monascus purpureus " ) with the brining liquor for a deep-red color and distinctively thickened flavor and aroma.
• To obtain the characteristic red or pink color of some " bagoong ", a kind of food coloring known as " angkak " is added . " Angkak " is made from rice inoculated with a species of red mold ( " Monascus purpureus " ).
• The'Went'strain of " Monascus purpureus " ( purpureus = dark red in Latin ), when properly fermented and processed, will yield a dried red yeast rice powder that is approximately 0.4 % monacolins, of which roughly half will be monacolin K ( identical to lovastatin ).