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anthocyanin - A water-soluble blue, purple or red flavonoid pigments found in vacuoles of cells of certain plants. [FAO]

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Building a Better Brazil  -  21 Aug 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe fruit is loaded with the antioxidant anthocyanin and is up to seven times more powerful than its purple family members, pomegranates and blueberries.

Red, blue, purple produce slows cancer  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Lead author Monica Giusti of Ohio State University tested the anti-cancer effects of anthocyanin-rich extracts from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Forget eating your greens: red and blue foods are the cancer fighters  -  Aug 20, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,When the team calculated how much of each extract was needed to reduce cancer cell growth by 50%, they found anthocyanin from purple corn to be the most

Eat cherries to keep cancer away  -  Aug 15, 2007
Hindustan Times,A comparison of anthocyanin content provided in the report showed that one cup of cherries contains approximately 80.2 milligrams of anthocyanin.

Anthocyanin-rich corn products may benefit dieters, diabetics  -  Jul 30, 2007
FoodNavigator-USA,By Stephen Daniells 7/30/2007 - Using blue corn to make tortillas and other products may offer significant benefits for dieters and diabetics,

Grapes may be used to prevent breast cancer  -  Aug 12, 2007
Food Consumer,In the study, an anthocyanin-rich extract from Concord grapes or Concord grape extract (CGE) at 10 and 20 microgram per milliliter and delphinidin,

Anthocyanins' anti-inflammatory properties probed  -  Jul 26, 2007
NutraIngredients.com,..."Dampening NF-kB activation and limiting inflammatory responses by anthocyanin supplements should therefore be tested further as a strategy for prevention

Blueberries: A sweet and healthy choice  -  Aug 9, 2007
Abbotsford News,Anthocyanin, the pigment that creates the blue colour in blueberries is primarily responsible for the major health benefits.

Wine keeps your heart smiling!  -  Jul 28, 2007
Times of India,Red wine also contains a significant amount of flavonoids and red anthocyanin pigments that act as antioxidants. However, bear in mind that any health

Planning the landscape for fall  -  Aug 7, 2007
Searcy Daily Citizen,...of the growing season causes normal metabolic chemicals to disintegrate, and the leftover metabolites finally become a red chemical called anthocyanin.

COLUMN: Plant your own little blue health wonders  -  Jul 27, 2007
Coquitlam Tri City News,Anthocyanin, the pigment that creates the blue colour in blueberries, is primarily responsible for the major health benefits. But there’s more.

Bless the blueberry!  -  Jul 25, 2007
Edmonton Journal (subscription),The pigment that makes blueberries blue, known as anthocyanin, has some of the most powerful antioxidant properties thought to be responsible for zapping

Robust Washington Blueberry Harvest Expected to Exceed 20 Million ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Blueberries have been called one of the top 'super foods' -- loaded with antioxidant compounds, including anthocyanin with health-protecting qualities,

How to choose nutritious summer fruit  -  Aug 8, 2007
Seattle Times,Cherries contain a pigment called anthocyanin (responsible for their color), an antioxidant linked to a variety of health benefits including reduction of

Redesign your table with cauliflower color  -  Aug 7, 2007
Houston Chronicle,The purple variety, called jacaranda, gets its color from anthocyanin, antioxidant flavonoids also found in red cabbage, berries and red wine.

Blackcurrant extract to compete with blueberry in Europe  -  Aug 10, 2007
NutraIngredients.com,The brand of berry in the firm's Currantex powder is the Ben Ard variety, which has a high anthocyanin content thanks to the environment it is grown in,

Deja blue  -  Aug 1, 2007
Waterloo Record,Blueberries may change colour when cooked because of the blue anthocyanin pigments they contain. These pigments can turn reddish when combined with acidic

Color-coordinate your cauliflower  -  Aug 1, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,A purple variety, called Jacaranda, gets its color from a red pigment, anthocyanin, antioxidant flavonoids found in red cabbage, berries and red wine.

Blueberries boost brain-food cereal  -  Jul 30, 2007
Waikato Times,US research has shown fresh blueberries contain intense doses of protective anthocyanin pigments which are helpful in preventing brain aging.

Sheila’s Nutrition Digest Vol 15 - Superfoods for Athletes Series ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
RunnersWeb,Anthocyanin – the pigment that makes the blueberries blue – is thought to be responsible for this major health benefit. Because endurance exercise can

Phytonutrients: Biochemistry of How Healthiest Foods Prevent Cancer  -  Jul 29, 2007
The Seoul Times,In December 2004 a study at Michigan State University noted that anthocyanin could boost insulin production by up to 50%, and a 2007 study at the University

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