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. 2023 Nov 2;10:1255518. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1255518

Table 2.

Summary of the anthocyanins (ACN) content reported in sources cited in this review.

Source ACN Min Max Average Dry average % Phenol-Explorer average References
Caucasian Whortleberry tablets, DpGlu 3.25 (36)
Vaccinium arctostaphylos, PtGlu 2.50
mg/100 g FW Mvglu 4.00
Dried strawberries, PgGlu 84.00 62.36 (37)
Fragaria x ananassa PgRut 9.00 1.32
% in ACN extract from five cultivars CyGlu 7.00 4.10
Dried Acai, CyGlu 4.94 (38)
Euterpe oleraceae Mart.,
mg/100 g DW
CyRut 17.90
Blueberries,
Vaccinium repository
MvGal/PtGlu 5.50 84.10 39.10 21.43/11.2 (39)
MvGlu/PtAra 0.10 61.70 28.10 26.06/3.54
Data from 80 genotypes
mg/100 g FW
DpGlu/CyGal 0.10 118.00 27.50 15.17/7.99
DpGal 0.90 62.80 25.60 16.14
PtGal/CyAra 7.70 59.30 21.90 2.76/4.03
MvAra 6.40 52.00 19.80 7.89
PtGlu 1.40 38.20 16.60 11.20
CyGlu/DpAra 5.20 39.10 15.80 7.50/7.32
PtAra/PnGal 4.80 30.10 14.80 3.54/2.76
Ac 0.10 34.00 11.60
Purple carrot,
Daucus carota,
mg/100 g FW
CyXylGluGal 1.30 (40)
CyXylGal 12.50
SinCyXylGluGal 1.10
FerCyXylGluGal 18.20
CouCyXylGluGal 6.40
Red grape/Bilberries juice,
Vitis vinifera 80%,
Vaccinium myrtillus 20%
in 330 ml
Pn 189.21 (41)
Cy 66.50
Dp 92.77
Pt 96.00
Mv 395.54
Purple potato,
Solanum tuberosum,
% in DW
CyCouRutGlu 4.6 7.6 6.27 (42)
PtCouRutGlu 57 68.4 63.13
PgCouRutGlu ND 10.1 2.18
PnCouRutGlu 11 15.9 13.22
PnFerRutGlu 1 2.2 1.58
PtCafRutGlu 3.5 6.1 4.67
PtFerRutGlu 2.8 4.5 3.38
MvCouRutGlu 1.3 4.8 2.77
Queen Garnet Plum,
Prunus salicina Lindl.
in 100 ml of juice
CyGlu 200.00 (43)
CyRut 30.00
Black raspberry capsules,
Rubus occidentalis,
mg/100 g DW
Cy 100.00 (44)
Pl 4.00
Proant 19.50
Black soybean,
Glicine max,
% in ACN extract
CyGlu 68.30 (45)
DpGlu 25.50
PtGlu 6.50
Chokeberries,
Aronia melanocarpa,
Content in 300 ml of juice + 3 g of powder
CyGal 647.00 (46)
CyGlu 30.00
CyAra 310.00
CyXyl 26.00
Proant 745.00
Red raspberries,
Rubus ideus L.,
mg/100 g FW
CyGlu 45.42 14.89 (47)
PlGlu 9.69 1.65
DpGlu 34.43 0.21
Black currant,
Ribes nigrum,
data from 11 cultivars
mg/100 g FW
DpRut 40.17 137.66 92.03 304.91 (48)
DpGlu 7.80 42.22 23.93 86.68
CyRut 25.77 129.09 70.48 160.78
CyGlu 0.58 20.82 7.72 25.07
Bilberries,
Vaccinium myrtillus,
% in Myrtocyan® extract
DpAra 4.32 (49)
DpGlu 5.81
DpGal 5.04
CyAra 2.19
CyGlu 3.42
CyGal 2.75
PnAra 0.22
PnGlu 1.31 37.47
PnGal 0.34
PtAra 1.08
PtGlu 3.67
PtGal 1.89
MvAra 0.81
MvGlu 3.35
MvGal 1.27
Delphinol® from maqui,
Aristotelia chilensis,
mg/100 g FW
DpSamGlu 46.40 (50)
DpDiGlu 23.70
CySamGlu/CyDiGlu 18.70
DpSam 14.20
DpGlu 17.10
CySam 8.90
CyGlu 8.60
Medox® from bilberries/blackcurrant,
Vaccinium myrtillus and
Ribes nigrum,
% per capsule
CyGlu 11.00 (51)
CyGal 11.00
CyAra 11.00
DpGlu 19.33
DpGal 19.33
DpAra 19.33
PtGlu 0.83
PtGal 0.83
PtAra 0.83
PnGlu 0.83
PnGal 0.83
PnAra 0.83
MvGlu 1.00
MvGal 1.00
MvAra 1.00
CyRut 0.50
DpRut 0.50
Artemis int B0120034 from Elderberry,
Sambucus nigra,
Content per capsule
Cy 125.00 (52)
CherryActive® concentrate from Tart montmorency,
Prunus cerasus,
content in 30 ml of concentrate
CySop 2.20 (53)
CyGluRut 105.70
CyGlu 1.70
CyRut 46.60
PnGlu 9.10
Cy 0.50
Artemis Int 24198000 from chokeberry,
Aronia melanocarpa,
in 500 mg of extract
CyGal 6.27 (54)
CyAra 2.31
CyGlu 1.12
Proant 23.40
Ocean Spray cranberries,
Vaccinium oxycoccus,
in 450 ml of juice
CyAra 1.52 4.47 (55)
CyGal 1.78 8.89
CyGlu 0.07 0.74
PnAra 0.80 9.61
PnGal 1.77 22.02
PnGlu 0.22 4.16

The “/” symbol in cited references means the chromatographic separation was not able to distinguish between both compounds; for Phenol-Explorer, reported values correspond to individual compounds. The first column indicates common and scientific names of the sources and units in which minimum (Min, 3rd column), maximum (Max, 4th column), and average (5th column) contents of single ACNs (2nd column) are expressed. The majority of contents are reported as mg/100 g of fresh weight; when contents were expressed as mg/100 g of dry weight or percentages of total ACNs, they were listed in 6th or 7th column, respectively. When available, contents reported in Phenol-Explorer were listed in the 8th column in the same units as the corresponding 3rd−8th column. The name of individual anthocyanins is formed by two letters for the aglycone part and three for the substituents in 3-O or 5-O position; further substituents to carbohydrate structure are also shown by three letters. Ac, Acylated anthocyanins; Cy, cyanidin; Dp, delphinidin; Mv, malvidin; Pg, pelargonidin; Pn, peonidin; Pt, petunidin; Ara, arabinoside; Gal, galactoside; Glu, glucoside; Rut, rutenoside; Sam, sambubioside; Sop, soporoside; Xyl, xyloside; Caf, caffeic acid; Cou, coumarinic acid; Fer, ferulic acid; Sin, sinapic acid; Proant, proanthocyanidins.