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. 2022 May 9;9:878221. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.878221

Table 1.

Anthocyanin composition in colored wheat grains.

Anthocyanidin name Anthocyanins Chemical formula and m/z Wheat type Amount (mg/kg) References
Cyanidin
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Cyanidin 3-glucoside C21H20O11
449,287
Purple 2.64, 10.3, 12.02, 52.80,103 (4, 1719, 35, 52, 53)
Black 20.50
Blue 3.07, 10.54, 10.76, 4.50
Red 4.02
Cyanidin-3-rutinoside C27H30O15
595,287
Purple 5.30, 32.53, 0.60 (4, 21, 5254)
Blue 8.42, 12.78, 13.84,0.20
Black 11.14
Cyanidin-3-arabinoside C20H19O10
419,287
Purple 25.1 (19)
Cyanidin-3-rutinoside- 3'-glucoside C33H40O10
757,597,449,287
Blue Dnq (4)
Purple Dnq
Cyanidin-3-(6”- malonylglucoside) C24H22O14
535,287
Purple 31.08 (4, 18, 55)
Black Dnq
Cyanidin-3-galactoside C12H21O11
449,287
Purple 0.98, 72.0 (19, 55)
Cyanidin-3-(3”,6”- Dimalonylglucoside) C27H24O17
621,287
Purple 8.15 (4, 55)
Black Dnq
Cyanidin-3- succinyl-glucoside C25H24O14
549,287
Purple 1.2 (4, 18, 21)
Blue Dnq
Black Dnq
Cyanidin-3-(2-G-xylosylrutinoside) 727,287
C32H38O19
Blue Dnq (4)
Black Dnq
Cyanidin-3-(6”- feruloylglucoside)- 5-glucoside C37H38O19
787,287
Blue Dnq (4)
Purple
Black
Cyanidin-3,5- di-glucoside C27H31016
611,287
Purple Dnq (35)
Delphinidin
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Delphinidin-3-arabinoside C20H19ClO11
435,303
Purple 16.7 (19)
Delphinidin-3-galactoside C21H21ClO12
405,303
Purple 38.3, 0.40 (19, 52)
Blue 4.95
Black 29.14
Delphinidin-3-glucoside C21H20O12
465,303
Blue 22.23, 29.03, 0.40 (4, 21, 52)
Purple 0.08
Black 25.64
Delphinidin-3-rutinoside C27H30O16
611, 435, 303
Blue 29.65, 43.87, 33.44, 2.08 (4, 17, 19, 52)
Purple Dnq
Black 0.66
Delphinidin-3-(6” - malonylglucoside) C24H22O15
511,303
Purple Dnq (4)
Black Dnq
Delphinidin-3- caffeoylglucoside C30H26O15
627,465,303
Blue Dnq (4);
Purple
Black
Malvidin
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Malvidin-3-glucoside C23H24O12
493,331
Blue 12.04, 5.5 (4, 17, 19, 52, 53)
Purple 0.48, 51.6, 1.32
Black 2.18
Red 0.22
Malvidin-3-rutinoside C29H34O16
639,493,331
Blue 2.0 (4, 18)
Purple Dnq
Black Dnq
Malvidin-3-(6”-p-caffeoylglucoside) C32H30O15
655,493,331
Blue Dnq (4)
Purple Dnq
Black Dnq
Malvidin-3-rutinoside-5-glucoside C35H44O21
801,639,493,331
Blue Dnq (4)
Purple Dnq
Black Dnq
Pelargonidin
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Pelargonidin-3-galactoside C21H21ClO10
433,271
Purple 26.1 (19, 53)
Pelargonidin-3-arabinoside C20H19O9
403,271
Purple 9.3 (19, 53)
Pelargonidin-3-glucoside C21H20O10
433,271
Blue 0.39 (4, 19, 52, 53, 55)
Purple 28.8, 2.58, 1.88
Black 2.13
Pelargonidin-3-(6”- malonylglucoside) C24H22O13
519,271
Blue trace (4, 55)
Purple Dnq
Pelargonidin-3-rutinoside C27H30O14
579,433,271
Blue Dnq (4)
Purple Dnq
Black Dnq
Peonidin
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Peonidin-3-arabinoside C21H21ClO10
449,301
Blue 2.22 (17, 19, 21)
Purple 9.3
Peonidin-3-glucoside C22H22O11
463,301
Blue 0.88 (4, 1719, 52)
Purple 4.61
Black 1.40
Peonidin-3-galactoside C22H23ClO11
463,301
Blue 1.94 (4, 17)
Purple 0.58
Red 0.33
Peonidin-3-rutinoside C28H32O15
609,463,301
Blue 1.2, 0.76 (4, 18, 54)
Purple 9.36
Black 0.97
Peonidin-3,5-diglucoside C28H32O16
625,463,301
Blue 0.31 (4, 52)
Black 0.23
Purple Dnq
Peonidin-malonyl-glucoside C25H25O14
549,301
Purple 0.6 (18, 35)
Petunidin
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Petunidin-3-glucoside C22H22O12
479,317
Blue 3.18 (4, 18, 52)
Purple 40.4
Black 2.29
Petunidin-3-rutinoside C28H33O16
625,317
Blue 4.5 (18)
Petunidin-3-rutinoside-5-glucoside C34H42O21
787,625,479,317
Blue Dnq (4)
Purple Dnq (4)
Black Dnq