Red Yeast Rice

Last Updated: September 28 2022

Red Yeast Rice (RYR) is a rice product fermented by bacteria that contains the drug lovastatin, and is currently the most effective naturally occurring statin. It is able, like most statins, to reduce circulating cholesterol levels.

Red Yeast Rice is most often used for

What else is Red Yeast Rice known as?
Note that Red Yeast Rice is also known as:
  • RYR
Red Yeast Rice should not be confused with:
  • Lovastatin (active ingredient)
  • Monascus purpureus (mold used in processing)

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