FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (7): 256-261.

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Synthetic Mechanism and Approach to Enhance the Color Value of Monascus Pigments

 YI  Shan-Shan, SHEN  Chang, HAN  Yong-Bin, FAN  Gong-Jian, GU  Zhen-Xin   

  1. Key Laboratory of Food Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture,Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Online:2005-07-15 Published:2011-09-19

Abstract: As high quality edible pigments, Monascus pigments have been widely applied in the food industry. But the lowcolor value of the pigments has been one of the main restrictive factors for their industrialization. The synthetic mechanism ofMonascus pigments and approaches to enhance the color value with deep submerged fermentation were reviewed in this article.

Key words: Monascus pigments, synthetic mechanism, color value