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. 2021 Jul 18;14(7):690. doi: 10.3390/ph14070690

Table 1.

Concentration of anthocyanins in fresh weight (FW) and dried weight (DW) in fruits, beverages, and vegetables.

Source Maximum Anthocyanin Amount in FW (mg C3G/100 g) Maximum Anthocyanin Amount in DW (mg C3G/100 g) Dominant Anthocyanins Reference
Fruits
Açaí 282.5–303.7 Cy 3,5-hexose pentose, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Pg 3-O-glucoside, Pn 3-O-glucoside, Pn 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-(acetyl)hexose [51]
Acerola 6.5–8.4 Cy 3-rhamnoside, Pg 3-rhamnoside Cy, Pg [51]
Apple 30.07–71.49 * Cy 3-galactoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-arabinoside, Pn 3-galactoside, Cy 7-arabinoside, Cy3-xyloside [46,52]
Blackberries 70.3–201 909.3 Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-xyloside, Cy 3-malonylglucoside, Cy 3-dioxalylglucoside [53,54]
Black currants 218.93 32,300 1 Dp 3-O-glucoside, Dp 3-O- rutinoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O- rutinoside [55,56]
Blueberries 406.90 11601 Dp 3-O-galactoside, Dp 3-O-glucoside, Cy-3-O-galactoside, Dp 3-O-arabinoside, Cy-3-glucoside, Pt-3-galactoside, Cy 3-O-arabinoside, Pt 3-O-glucoside, Pn 3-O-arabinoside, Mv 3-O-galactoside, Mv 3-O-glucoside [55,57]
Chokeberries 357.20 Cy 3-O-galactoside, Cy 3-arabinoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy xyloside [55,58]
Cranberries 40.7–207.3 1 Cy 3-O-galactoside Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy arabinoside, Pn galactoside, Pn 3-O-glucoside, Pn arabinoside [59]
Elderberries 317.51 408.6–1066.6 Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-sambubioside [55,60]
Fig 0.3–10.9 4.6–83 Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-sambubioside-5-glucoside, Cy 3,5-diglucoside [61,62]
Grapes 38.70–186.02 1 135,960–533,630 1 Cy, Dp, Mv, Pn, Pt 3-O-glycosides; Mv, Pn, Pt 3-O-coumarylglucosides [63,64]
Haskaps 449–697 2273 Cy 3,5-di-glucoside; Cy 3-galactoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Pg 3-O-glucoside; Pn 3-O-glucoside [65,66]
Nectarine 0.22 Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside [46,67]
Plums 7.4–36.6 1 Cy 3-xyloside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Pn 3-O-rutinoside, Pn 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-galactoside, Cy 3-(6’’-acetoyl)glucoside [46,68]
Pomegranate 1500–2000 Dp 3,5-diglucoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3,5-diglucoside, Pg 3-O-glucoside, Pg 3,5-diglucoside [69,70]
Peaches 0.27–2.50 0.28–15.34 1 Cy 3-O-rutinoside and glucoside [71,72]
Red cabbages 109–185 1111–1780 Cy 3-diglucoside-5-glucoside, Cy 3-(sinapoyl)(sinapoyl)-diglucoside-5-glucoside, Cy 3-(ρ-coumaroyl)-diglucoside-5-glucoside [73,74]
Red currants 19.78 149.91 1 Cyanidin-3-O-sambusoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside [55,75]
Red pears 1.2–12.0 1 Cy 3-O-galactoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy pentoside, Cy 3-O-arabinoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside [76]
Red raspberries 23.17–68.0 260.9–571.8 Cy 3-O-sophoroside, Cy 3-O-(2’’-O-glucosyl)rutinoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-O-(2’’-O-xylosyl)rutinoside, Pg 3-O-sophoroside, Pg 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3,5-O-diglucoside [53,55,77]
Strawberries 20–60 1 31.9–315.2 2 Pg 3-O-glucoside, Pg 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Pg 3-O-glucoside, Pg 3-O-rutinoside, Pg 3-(malonoyl)glucoside, Pg 3-(6’’-acetoyl)glucoside [46,78,79]
Sweet cherries 2.06–462.77 1 107.70–218.36 1 Cy, Dp, Pg, Pn 3-O-rutinosides and glucosides, Cy 3-coumaroyl-diglucoside, Cy 3-O-sambubioside, Cy 3-5-diglucoside, Cy 3-sophoroside Cy 3-O-arabinoside Mv 3-O-glucoside-acetaldehyde [40,80,81]
Tamarillo 29.70–486.84 1 Dp 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Pg 3-O-rutinoside [82]
Tart cherries 65.06–82.40 114.59 Cy, Cy 3-O-sophoroside, Cy 3-glucosylrutinoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Pn 3-O-rutinoside [55,83]
Tomato 7.1 1 5.48–29.86 3 Dp glycoside, Dp rutinoside, Dp ρ-coumaroyl-rutinoside Mv glycoside, Mv rutinoside, Mv ρ-coumaroyl-rutinoside-glycoside, Pt rutinoside, Pt ρ-coumaroyl-rutinoside, Pt ρ-coumaroyl-rutinoside-glycoside [84,85]
Vegetables
Black carrot 22.45 * 1.74–4.54 1 Cy 3-(ρ-coumaroyl)-diglucoside-5-glucoside [47,86]
Eggplant 6.31 138 4 Dp 3-(ρ-coumaroylrutinoside)-5-glucoside, Dp 3-O-glucoside, Dp 3-glucosyl-rhamnoside, Pt -3-O-rutinoside, Cy -3-O-rutinoside [49,50]
Purple sweet potato 42.37 * Pn 3-O-sophoroside-5-O-glucoside, Pn 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-ρ-hydroxybenzoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Pn 3-ρ-hydroxybenzoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Cy 3-caffeoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Pn 3-caffeoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Cyanidin-3-caffeoyl- ρ-hydroxybenzoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Pn 3-dicaffeoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Pn 3-caffeoyl-ρ-hydroxybenzoylsophoroside-5-glucoside, Pn 3-caffeoy-feruloylsophoroside-5-glucosie [47]
Red Chicory 39.20 * Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-(6”-malonyl-glucoside) [47]
Red onion 29.99 Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-laminaribioside, Cy 3-(6’’-malonyl-glucoside), Cy 3-(6”-malonyl- laminaribioside), Cy 3-xylosylglucosylgalactoside, Dp 3,5-diglycosides [47,87]
Beverages
Blackberry juice 12.3–107 Cy 3-O-glycoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Cy 3-xyloside, Cy malonylglucoside, Cy dioxalylglucoside [54]
Pomegranate juice 7.2–20 1 Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3,5-diglucoside, Dp 3,5-diglucoside, Cy 3,5-diglucoside, Pg 3,5-diglucoside, Dp 3-glucoside, Cy 3- O-glucoside; Pg 3-O-glucoside [88]
Red wine 32.71–87.17 1 Cy, Dp, Mv, Pn, Pt 3-O-glycosides, Pn 3-O-acetylglucoside, Mv 3-O-acetylglucoside, Mv 3-O-coumarylglucoside, Pn 3-O-ρ-coumarylglucoside; [48,89]
Tart cherry juice 72.2 Cy 3-sophoroside, Cy 3-glucosylrutinoside, Cy 3-O-glucoside, Cy 3-O-rutinoside, Cy, Pg, Pn 3-O-glucoside [90]

FW, fresh weight; DW, dry weight; Cy, cyanidin; Dp, delphinidin; Mv, malvidin; Pg, pelargonidin; Pn, peonidin; Pt, petunidin. * mg cyanidin 3-galactoside equivalent per 100 g. 1 Total amount (weight) of anthocyanins identified by HPLC method. 2 mg pelargonidin 3-glucoside equivalent per 100 g. 3 mg malvidin 3-rutinoside equivalent per 100 g. 4 Delphinidin 3-glucoside equivalent per 100 g.