红曲色素的光褪色研究进展

Progress of Monascus Pigment Photobleaching Research

红曲色素是我国特有的一种传统发酵产品,它主要用于食品工业的着色剂。然而在红曲色素的应用中存在光照褪色问题,在一定程度上限制了红曲色素产业的发展。对红曲色素光褪色问题的研究进展进行了综述,重点介绍了回生淀粉晶体对红曲红色素的护色机理,指出回生淀粉晶体"镶嵌"色素可能是解决红曲色素光褪色问题的有效途径。

As a colorant in food industry, monascus pigment is a traditional fermentation product in China. However, there is a problem of photobleaching for monascus pigment, which hinders the development of the monascus pigment industry to a certain extent. Research progress of the photobleaching of monascus pigment was reviewed, and the color protection mechanism of retrograded starch crystal for monascus pigment wasemphatically introduced. It was pointed out that the retrograded starch crystal mosaic pigment may be the effective way to solve the problem of photobleaching for Monascus pigment.