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. 2021 Mar 9;59(3):831–845. doi: 10.1007/s13197-021-05054-z

Table 1.

Sources of acylated and nonacylated anthocyanins

Anthocyanin Sources Major compounds References
Nonacylated anthocyanins Elderberry Mainly cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and cyanidin-3-O-sumbuside Koley et al. (2019)
Blackcurrant Mainly delphinidin-3-O-glucoside, delphinidin-3-O-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside Yang et al. (2019)
Mulberry Mainly cyanidin-3-glucoside Kim and Lee (2020)
Blackberry Mainly cyanidin-3-O-glucoside Benedek et al. (2020)
Blue berry Mainly cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin and peonidin based anthocyanins Lohachoompol et al. (2004)
Grape Mainly delphinidin, malvidin, cyanidin, petunidin, and peonidin based anthocyanins Song et al. (2013)
Strawberry Mainly cyanidin-3-glucoside, pelargonidin-3-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-rutinoside Octavia and Choo (2017)
Monoacylated anthocyanins Purple carrot Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with synapic acid, ferulic acid and coumaric acid Tsutsumi et al. (2019)
Black carrot Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with coumaric acid, ferulic acid, and sinapic acid Koley et al. (2019)
Red radish Mainly pelargonidin based anthocyanins acylated with coumaric, ferulic, or caffeic acid Koley et al. (2020)
Red cabbage (Specially Matured Primero and Azurro varieties) Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with sinapic, ferulic or coumaric acid Strauch et al. (2019)
Purple sweet potato Mainly cyanidin and peonidin based anthocyanins acylated with caffeic, ferulic or hydroxyl benzoic acid Kurata et al. (2019)
Black goji berry Mainly petunidin based anthocyanins acylated with coumaric acid Tang and Giusti (2018)
Nitraria tangutorun Bobr fruit Mainly cyanidin, delphinidin and pelargonidin based anthocyanins acylated with coumaric acid or caffeic acid Sang et al. (2019)
Purple corn Mainly cyanidin, pelargonidin and peonidin based anthocyanins acylated with malonic acid Chatham et al. (2020)
Diacylated anthocyanins Purple sweet potato Mainly peonidin based anthocyanins acylated caffeic, ferulic and hydroxybenzoic acid Kurata et al. (2019)
Matured Buscaro and Bandolero red cabbage varieties Mainly cyanidin derived anthocyanins acylated with coumaric, caffeic, ferulic and sinapic acid Strauch et al. (2019)
Red radish Mainly pelargonidin based anthocyanins acylated with coumaric, ferulic and caffeic acid Li et al. (2020)
Red flowers of Clematis Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with caffeic acid, malonic acid, calleoic acid and succinic acid Hashimoto et al. (2011)
Triacylated anthocyanins Purple-violet flowers of Matthiola longipetala Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with ferulic acid, malonic acid and sinapic acid Tatsuzawa (2014)
Red–purple flowers of Iberis umbellata L: candycane rose and candycane red Mainly pelargonidin based anthocyanins acylated with sinapic, ferulic and coumaric acid Tatsuzawa (2019)
Ionopsidium acaule flower petals Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with coumaric acid, malonic acid and ferulic acid Tatsuzawa et al. (2014)
Leaves of Rhoeo spathacea (Swartz) Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanin acylated with ferulic acid Tan et al. (2014)
Clitoria ternatea petals Mainly delphinidin based anthocyanins acylated with malonic and coumaric acid Jeyaraj et al. (2020)
Tetraacylated anthocyanins Red–purple flowers of Iberis umbellata L candycane rose and candycane red Mainly cyanidin and pelargonidin based anthocyanins acylated with malonic acid, coumaric acid, ferulic acid, sinapic acid and hydroxycinnamic acid Tatsuzawa (2019)
Gynura bicolor leaves Mainly cyanidin based anthocyanins acylated with caffeic acid and malonic acid Shimizu et al. (2010)