The invention provides
monascus purpureus and application thereof. The invention provides
monascus purpureus XK-G-1 which is preserved in the China Center for Type Culture Collection, and the preservation number of the
monascus purpureus XK-G-1 is CCTCC (China Center for Type Culture Collection) NO: M20232397. The invention also provides a
leavening agent which contains the
monascus purpureus. The invention further provides
red yeast rice decoction pieces and
red yeast rice, the
red yeast rice decoction pieces and the red
yeast rice are prepared from the
leavening agent, and the content of ring-opening
lovastatin in the red
yeast rice decoction pieces is 15-17mg / g; the total color value of the red
yeast rice is 3655-3855 u / g, and the color value of the orange
pigment is 1300-1426 u / g. The content of ring-opening
lovastatin in the red yeast rice decoction pieces prepared by the method is stabilized at 15-17mg / g,
citrinin is not detected, and the red yeast rice decoction pieces are stable in quality and safe. The
monascus purpureus and the
leavening agent thereof are suitable for various
fermentation substrates and compositions thereof such as rice, # imgabs0 oat, highland barley, maize and sticky rice, the
fermentation substrates are wide, and a new choice is provided for high added value of agricultural and sideline products.