Anthocyanins are natural health promoting pigments that can be produced in large
quantities in some purple carrot cultivars. Decoration patterns of anthocyanins, such as …

Abstract Background Carrots (Daucus carota L.) are among the 10 most economically
important vegetable crops grown worldwide. Purple carrot cultivars accumulate rich cyanidin …

Purple or black carrots (Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef) are characterized
by their dark purple-to black-colored roots, owing their appearance to high anthocyanin …

Background Anthocyanins are water-soluble colored flavonoids present in multiple organs
of various plant species including flowers, fruits, leaves, stems and roots. DNA-binding …

Purple carrots can accumulate large quantities of anthocyanins in their roots and–in some
genetic backgrounds-petioles, and therefore they represent an excellent dietary source of …

Black carrots are characterized by a significant amount of anthocyanins, which are not only a
good source of natural food colorant, but can also provide many health benefits to humans …

Key message Inheritance, QTL mapping, phylogenetic, and transcriptome (RNA-Seq)
analyses provide insight into the genetic control underlying carrot root and leaf tissue …

Anthocyanins extracted from black carrots have received increased interest as natural
colorants in recent years. The reason is mainly their high content of acylated anthocyanins …

Purple carrots (Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.) accumulate anthocyanins in
their roots, petioles, and other plant parts. These flavonoid pigments represent an excellent …

Key message The simultaneous expression of AmRosea1 and AmDelila transcription factors
from snapdragon can activate the anthocyanin pathway in orange carrots, leading to the …