“…With the increasing demand for eco-friendly/non-toxic colorants [1][2][3], there has been an increasing trend towards replacing synthetic colorants by natural alternatives because the latter cause fewer adverse health effects and have interesting biological properties, such as antioxidant and anticancer activity. Natural colorants can be obtained from plants, insects, microorganisms, animals, and minerals [4,5]. A wide range of colorants has been produced through fermentative processes by filamentous fungi, including carotenoids, melanin, flavins, phenazine, quinones, and violacein [6].…”