ABSTRACT
In the past decade, general interest and research activities focusing on anthocyanins have considerably increased. This increased interest is not only based on the common knowledge that these water-soluble pigments can be used as possible alternatives to artificial food colorants, but also it relates to their bioactive properties. When search-
ing the Chemical Abstract Service and Medline for the word anthocyanin, 910 articles were cited in 2005 compared to 305 articles in 1995.
