Anthocyanins as Food Colors

1st Edition - November 13, 2012
Editor: Pericles Markakis
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 3 4 7 8 - 6
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 7 9 0 - 2

Anthocyanins as Food Colors aims to assemble scattered information on anthocyanins pertinent to food coloration. Both basic and applied aspects of these pigments are discussed.… Read more

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Anthocyanins as Food Colors aims to assemble scattered information on anthocyanins pertinent to food coloration. Both basic and applied aspects of these pigments are discussed. Organized into nine chapters, this book begins with a discussion of the chemical structure of anthocyanins, followed by its copigmentation and biosynthesis. It then discusses the distribution of anthocyanin in food plants, as well as the compounds' stability in food. This work also looks into the analysis of anthocyanins and their presence in grapes and wine. Utilization of anthocyanins as food additives is addressed in the last chapter. This book will provide additional information in order to maximize the visual appeal of these pigments both in products in which they are naturally present and in products to which they may be added as colorants.

Contributors

Preface

Chapter 1 Chemical Structure of Anthocyanins

I. Introduction

II. Principal Hydroxylation, Methoxylation, Glycosylation, and Acylation Patterns of Natural Anthocyanins

III. Structural Transformations in Water

IV. Color Stabilization Effects

References

Chapter 2 Copigmentation of Anthocyanins

I. Introduction

II. Anthocyanin Coloration of Flowers

III. Copigmentation in Some Detail

IV. Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter 3 Biosynthesis of Anthocyanins

I. Introduction

II. Biosynthesis of Anthocyanins in the General Context of Flavonoid Biosynthesis

III. General Phenylpropanoid Metabolism

IV. Biosynthesis of Anthocyanins

V. Summary and Outlook

References

Chapter 4 Proanthocyanidins

I. Introduction

II. The Natural Leucoanthocyanidins

III. The Naturally Occurring Proanthocyanidinocatechins

IV. Prospects

References

Chapter 5 Distribution of Anthocyanins in Food Plants

I. Introduction

II. Anthocyanins of the Dicotyledons: Archichlamydeae

III. Anthocyanins of the Dicotyledons: Sympetalae

IV. Anthocyanins of the Monocotyledons

V. Conclusions

References

Chapter 6 Stability of Anthocyanins in Foods

I. Introduction

II. Chemical Structure

III. Enzymes

IV. Temperature

V. Light

VI. pH

VII. Oxygen

VIII. Ascorbic Acid

IX. Sugars and Their Degradation Products

X. Metals

XI. Condensation

XII. Sulfur Dioxide

References

Chapter 7 Analysis of Anthocyanins

I. Qualitative Analysis

II. Quantitative Analysis

III. Differentiation between Groups of Compounds

References

Chapter 8 The Anthocyanins of Grapes and Wines

I. Introduction

II. Identification Methods for the Anthocyanins of Grapes

III. Distribution of Anthocyanins in the Different Species of Vitis

IV. Differentiation of Red Wines According to Their Anthocyanin Content

V. Changes in Anthocyanin Content during Grape Ripening

VI. Determination of Anthocyanin Content and Color in Red Wines

VII. Anthocyanin Extraction from Grapes during Vinification

VIII. Transformation of Anthocyanins during Wine Storage and Aging

IX. Conclusions

References

Chapter 9 Anthocyanins as Food Additives

I. Introduction

II. Sources of Anthocyanins

III. Processing of the Raw Material

IV. Anthocyanin Colorants

V. Synthetic Flavylia

References

Subject Index

Genus and Species Index

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health

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