Product NameNatural Food Coloring Monascus Yellow Color CAS 74-79-3
CAS No.74-79-3
Catalog No.HH286815401336804529
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Chemical Identifiers
Melting Point222 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Boiling Point409.1ºC at 760 mmHg
Water Solubility148.7 g/L (20 ºC)
Density1.46 g/cm3
Storage TempStore at 0-5ºC
Flash Point201.2ºC
StabilityStable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Appearancewhite crystalline powder
Refractive Index27 ° (C=8, 6mol/L HCl)
Product Info
Characteristic
Monascus pigment is a secondary metabolite of monascus monascus. Its structure is a polyketone compound. Monascus pigment is a kind of complex pigment, and there are 6 kinds of monascus pigment that have been identified and named.
Application:
Monascus pigment is prepared by microbial fermentation and proved to be safe and non-toxic by toxicity experiment. At present, monascus pigment has been used in food, medicine, chemical industry and many other industries. The content of monascus is the highest, and yellow pigment as an important food pigment occupies 60% of the market demand, so the development and utilization of monascus yellow has a very broad commercial prospect.