NOW Foods, Red Yeast Rice, 1,200 mg, 120 Tablets

Nutritional Support Non-GMO A Dietary Supplement Vegetarian/Vegan Kosher General Health Family Owned Since 1968 GMP Quality Assured Red Yeast Rice is a natural product that has been used by Asian traditional herbalists since approximately 800 A.D. Produced by fermenting Red Yeast (Monascus purpureus) with white rice, red yeast rice is commonly used in cooking applications to enhance the colour and flavour of foods. Peking Duck is an example of the coloration and flavour imparted by red yeast rice. NOW ® Red Yeast Rice is carefully produced to avoid the presence of citrinin, an unwanted by-product of the fermentation process.