红曲色素及其在食品工业中的应用

Monascus Color and Its Application in Food Industry

红曲色素是一种天然食用色素。从古到今 ,它在食品工业中有着广泛的应用。本文从其来源和主要成分、性质和特点、应用、发展趋势四个方面对红曲色素作了阐述 ,并着重于它在食品工业中的应用。

Monascus Colour is a kind of natural food coloring. From ancient times to the present, it has been widely using in food industry. In the article, I elaborated it from four aspects: source and main ingredients, characteristic, application, trend of development, and I put emphasis on its application in food industry.