Anthocyanins are a the largest group of water-soluable plant pigments (flavonoids). They are a group of dark blue pigmented antioxidants found especially in dark fruit such as blueberries and bilberries, aronia berries
Anthocyanins are a the largest group of water-soluable plant pigments (flavonoids). They are a group of dark blue pigmented antioxidants found especially in dark fruit such as blueberries and bilberries, aronia berries, dark blue grapes like Norton, Concord and Muscadine. There are also present in acai fruit, cranberries, black raspberry, cherries, and black currants. In vegetables they are found in the peel of eggplant and, in red cabbage, and in black rice. They are a type of flavanoid, ordorless and barely astringent. In flowers they can vary from red to purple or blue depending on the pH of the soil in which the plant grows.
With respect to vision health they contribute to blueberry and bilberry extracts in countering oxidative stress in the retina1, help reduce inflammation in the tissues of the eye2, and also provide anti-allergic, anti-viral 