Background The recent rise in awareness of safe food and changing consumer attitudes
have brought many innovations in packaging technology. Consumers are increasingly …

The antioxidant activity of anthocyanins in food is well known. Numerous antioxidant assays
have been proposed to measure the capacity of anthocyanins to prevent the oxidation …

Anthocyanins are a bioactive compound belonging to the flavonoid classthatis present in
human nutrition through plant-based foods. Due to their antioxidant properties, several …

Obesity and diabetes are the most prevailing health concerns worldwide and their incidence
is increasing at a high rate, resulting in enormous social costs. Obesity is a complex disease …

Highlights•Natural food pigments are actively studied because of potential health benefits.•A
diversity of plant and microbial sources has been reported.•Processing effects have been …

Anthocyanins are naturally occurring molecules belonging to the flavonoid class
characterized by the presence of chromophores. Apart from their well‐known antioxidant …

Maize or corn (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop of the world. It is a source of nutrition
as well as phytochemical compounds. Phytochemicals play an important role in preventing …

Eggplant is a vegetable crop that is grown around the world and can provide significant
nutritive benefits thanks to its abundance of vitamins, phenolics and antioxidants. In addition …

Anthocyanins are one of the most widespread families of natural pigments in the plant
kingdom. Their health beneficial effects have been documented in many in vivo and in vitro …

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is becoming a serious global health problem.
Diabetes has been considered to be one of the major risks of cataract and retinopathy …