What are anthocyanins?

Anthocyanin is a type of antioxidant found in the fruits and vegetables characterised by deep purple, dark red and blue hues. Although research is still in its early stages, Anthocyanin has been linked to health claims including increased longevity (1), cardiovascular health (2), cancer prevention (3), and dementia (4). By adding cherries, aubergine, blueberries, red cabbage and aronia to your diet you can ensure you’ll get a good portion of anthocyanin. Aronia packs a higher dosage of this powerful antioxidant and can be found in our Organic Aronia Energy_Bites, Organic Aronia and Sea Buckthorn Shots and Organic Aronia Dried Berries.

(1) Eugenio Butelli, et al, ‘Enrichment of tomato fruit with health-promoting anthocyanins by expression of select transcription factors’, Nature Biotechnology, 2008. https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.1506

(2) Amy Jennings, et al, ‘Higher anthocyanin intake is associated with lower arterial stiffness and central blood pressure in women’, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012. https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/96/4/781/4576861

(3) Li-Shu Wang and Gary D. Stoner, ‘Anthocyanins and their role in cancer prevention’, US National Library of Medicine, 2008. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582525/

(4) Kent K, et al, ‘Consumption of anthocyanin-rich cherry juice for 12 weeks improves memory and cognition in older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia’, US National Library of Medicine, 2008. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26482148