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The chemistry of anthocyanins
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Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals
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July 1, 2005
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This class of flavonoids that creates the brilliant red, orange and blue colours of fruits and flowers also packs a potent antioxidant punch. FABIO GALVANO and a team of Italian researchers look at the chemistry, analytical methods and health benefits for this fruitful category
Anthocyanins (antos is Greek for flower, and kyanos means blue,) are one of the six subgroups of the large and widespread group of plant constituents known as flavonoids. They are of nutritional interest because of their marked daily intake (180215mg/day in the US), which is much higher than the daily intake (23mg/day) estimated for other flavonoids,1 and their reported positive effects in the treatment of various ...