A Review of Red Yeast Rice, a Traditional Fermented Food in Japan and East Asia: Its Characteristic Ingredients and Application in the Maintenance and Improvement of Health in Lipid Metabolism and the Circulatory System
Red yeast rice has been used to produce alcoholic beverages and various fermented foods in China and Korea since ancient times; it has also been used to produce <i>tofuyo</i> (Okinawan-style fermented tofu) in Japan since the 18th century. Recently, monacolin K (lovastatin) which has cho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/6/1619 |