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The red rice yeast is derived from a fungus called Monascus purpureus. Originally used in China as a food coloring or ingredient, red rice yeast is now recognized as a food supplement with many virtues! Historical It is 800 years before our era that the Chinese discover and consume red yeast rice in their gastronomy […]

Red yeast rice is a product obtained by fermenting red rice with a certain type of yeast. The yeast red rice is also known as Cholestin, Hypocol, Xuezhikang, or Zhitai. Red yeast rice supplements are not the same as fermented red rice that is sold in Chinese food stores. Red yeast rice has been used […]

The red yeast rice powder has been there in Chinese traditional medicine for a long period of time now. At first, it was not used as a medicine. Generally, it was used in order to preserve the foods, and at the same time, it was also used as an added color as well. But after […]