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. 2021 Aug 24;10(9):1337. doi: 10.3390/antiox10091337

Table 1.

Kinetic parameters, rate constant (k), half-time (t½) and activation energy (Ea) of anthocyanin degradation under various heating conditions, in a selection of fruit, vegetable, flower and colorant products.

Source pH Heating T
(°C)
Monitoring Time Rate Constant (k) t½
(h)
Ea
(kJ/mol)
Ref.
Fruits
Açaí (Euterpe precatoria Mart.) pulp nr 60 90 min 0.0005 min−1 23 42.8 [32]
70 0.0006 min−1 19
80 0.0007 min−1 16
90 0.002 min−1 7
Acerola (Malpighia emarginata D.C.) pulp juice nr 60 1 h, 30 min Graphical representation k = f(1/T) 4 68.042 [28]
70 2
80 1
90 1/2
Blackcurrants (Ribes nigrum L.) ethanol extract from thermally treated pulps 3.07 75 25 h 0.0065 h−1 21.9 94 [27]
80 0.0131 h−1 7.2
90 0.0352 h−1 1.8
Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) ethanol extract from thermally treated pulps 3.46 70 25 h 0.0320 h−1 12.7 92 [27]
80 0.0536 h−1 7.3
90 0.1167 h−1 1.4
Blueberries/Rabbiteye (Vaccinium achei) juice nr 50 25 h 0.273 × 10−3 min−1 42.30 80.42 [33]
60 0.457 × 10−3 min−1 25.30
70 8 h 1.350 × 10−3 min−1 8.60
80 2.254 × 10−3 min−1 5.11
Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) methanol extract 3 50 10 h 0.009 h−1 74.47 nd [34]
60 0.026 h−1 26.51
70 0.047 h−1 14.73
80 0.146 h−1 4.73
6 50 10 h 0.044 h−1 15.64 nd
60 0.111 h−1 6.21
70 0.249 h−1 2.77
80 0.452 h−1 1.53
Blackberries (Rubus spp.) acidified aqueous extracts 2 50 nr 1.8 × 10−3 min−1 6.4 15.0 [35]
75 2.8 × 10−3 min−1 4.1
100 3.8 × 10−3 min−1 3.0
Chokeberries (Aronia spp.) acidified aqueous extracts 2 50 nr 2.8 × 10−3 min−1 4.1 5.7
75 3.5 × 10−3 min−1 3.3
100 3.7 × 10−3 min−1 3.1
Elderberries (Sambucus spp.) acidified aqueous extracts 2 50 nr 2.3 × 10−3 min−1 5.0 10.1
75 3.3 × 10−3 min−1 3.5
100 3.8 × 10−3 min−1 3.0
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) pigment isolates from concentrates 3.5 95 4 h nr 1.96 nd [11]
Grape (Vitis vinifera cv. of Karasakiz) juice 3.34 70 90 min 1.20 × 10−3 min−1 10.03 64.89 [29]
80 60 min 2.40 × 10−3 min−1 5.02
90 60 min 4.20 × 10−3 min−1 2.79
Prunus nepalensis L. (Sohiong), freeze dried extracts, in citrate phosphate buffer 3.5 50 7 h 0.018 days−1 (CE)
0.017 days−1 (EAE)
38.5 (CE)
40.7 (EAE)
nd [36]
80 0.044 days−1 (CE)
0.041 days−1 (EAE)
15.75 (CE)
16.9 (EAE)
Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) pigment isolates from concentrates 3.5 95 4 h nr 1.95 nd [11]
Vegetables
Black carrot (Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.) pigment isolate from concentrate 3.5 95 4 h nr 2.81 nd [11]
Black rice (Oryza sativa L.) bran colorant powder dissolved in acetate buffer 3 60 2 h 0.71 × 10−3 min−1 16.3 45.05 [37]
80 1.26 × 10−3 min−1 9.17
100 4.12 × 10−3 min−1 2.8
4 60 2.16 × 10−3 min−1 5.35 21.09
80 3.67 × 10−3 min−1 3.15
100 4.87 × 10−3 min−1 2.37
5 60 5.34 × 10−3 min−1 2.16 17.54
80 8.59 × 10−3 min−1 1.34
100 12.3 × 10−3 min−1 0.94
Purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), in citric buffer 3 70 6 h 236 × 10−4 h−1 29.4 16.46 [38]
80 262 × 10−4 h−1 26.5
90 320 × 10−4 h−1 21.7
Purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) solution
5 cvs.: Mokpo No. 62, Borami, Jami, Sinjami and Ayamurasaki
3 60 - 0.04035, 0.03453, 0.03613, 0.03774 and 0.03800 h−1 17.2, 20.1, 19.2, 18.4 and 3.2 day 54.67, 60.93, 71.73, 59.35 and 62.28 [39]
80 0.23364, 0.22338, 0.22222, 0.21935 and 0.21627 h−1 3.0, 3.1, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.2 day
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata f. rubra) ethanol extract 3.5 80 7 h 1.7 × 10−3 min−1 6.7 nd [40]
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata f. rubra) aqueous extract nr 60 30 h 0.0273 h−1 25.3 nd [41]
70 0.0394 h−1 17.6
80 0.0694 h−1 10.0
Flowers
Hibiscus calyces (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)
4 types of ethanol/methanol extracts acidified with HCl, formic acid, citric acid or acetic acid
3 70 6 h 0.0007, 0.0009, 0.0011 and 0.0009 min−1 22.0, 26.0, 18.0 and 19.0 nd [42]
75 0.0005, 0.0006, 0.0011 and 0.0007 min−1 18.0, 17.0, 12.0 and 17.0
80 0.0004, 0.0006, 0.0013 and 0.0007 min−1 19.0, 17.0, 10.0 and 13.0
85 0.0004, 0.0007, 0.0012 and 0.0005 min−1 18.0, 19.0, 16.0 and 16.0
Purified anthocyanins
Colorant—anthocyanins liquid (ColorFruit® Violet 100 WS) 7 80 90 min 0.0114 min−1 (without stabilizer)
0.0027 min−1 (with mannoproteins)
50.4 min (without stabilizer)
272.4 min (with mannoproteins)
nd [43]
126 0.0271 min−1 (without stabilizer)
0.0051 min−1 (with mannoproteins)
25.8 min (without stabilizer)
143.4 (with mannoproteins)
Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside 3 80 2 h 0.0018 min−1 386.3 min nd [44]
6 80 0.0063 min−1 109.2 min

Note: nr = not reported; nd = not determined; CE conventional extraction; EAE enzyme-aided extraction.