Monascus Red

Monascus Red wani tsantsar jan launi ne na dabi'a mai zoben halitta wanda aka yi shi daga albarkatun kasa kyakkyawan shinkafa da kyawawan nau'ikan Monascus, ta hanyar bushewa, lixiviating da bushewa ta hanyar fasahar gargajiya da fasahar zamani.
Ana amfani da shi sosai a masana'antar abinci kamar alewa, dafaffen nama, adana wake, ice cream, kukis, béchamel, da sauransu.
Ana amfani da shinkafa jan yisti na dafuwa don yin launi iri-iri na kayan abinci, gami da tofu da aka ɗora, da jan shinkafa vinegar, char siu, Peking Duck, da irin kek na China waɗanda ke buƙatar launin abinci. Har ila yau, ana amfani da ita a al'ada wajen samar da nau'o'in ruwan inabi na kasar Sin da dama, da Jafananci (akaisake), da kuma ruwan inabi na Koriya (hongju), yana ba da launin ja ga waɗannan giya. Ko da yake ana amfani da shi musamman don launinsa a abinci, jan yisti shinkafa tana ba da ɗanɗano kaɗan amma mai daɗi ga abinci kuma ana amfani da ita a cikin abinci na yankunan Fujian na kasar Sin.
Maganin gargajiya na kasar Sin baya ga amfani da shi na dafuwa, ana kuma amfani da jan yisti shinkafa a fannin ilimin tsiro na gargajiyar kasar Sin da magungunan gargajiya na kasar Sin. An rubuta amfani da shi har zuwa daular Tang a kasar Sin a cikin 800 AD. Ana ɗaukar ciki don ƙarfafa jiki, taimakawa wajen narkewa, da kuma farfado da jini. Cikakken bayanin yana cikin magungunan gargajiya na kasar Sin, Ben Cao Gang Mu-Dan Shi Bu Yi, daga Daular Ming (1378-1644).