Callistephin Explained

Callistephin is an anthocyanin. It is the 3-O-glucoside of pelargonidin.

It is found in pomegranate juice,^[1] in strawberries,^[2] and in purple corn.^[3] It is also found in the berry skins of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir grapes (Vitis vinifera L.).^[4]

See also

• Callistephus

Notes and References

1. 10.1007/s002170050529. Evolution of juice anthocyanins during ripening of new selected pomegranate (Punica granatum) clones. 1999. Hernández. F.. Melgarejo. P.. Tomás-Barberán. F. A.. Artés. F.. European Food Research and Technology. 210. 39–42. 16524540.
2. 10.1021/jf072000p . Bioavailability of Pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside and Its Metabolites in Humans Following the Ingestion of Strawberries with and without Cream . 2008 . Mullen . William . Edwards . Christine A. . Serafini . Mauro . Crozier . Alan . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry . 56 . 3 . 713–9 . 18211024.
3. Anthocyanins isolated from purple corn (Zea mays L.) . Agricultural and Food Sciences . Hiromitsu Aoki, Noriko Kuze and Yoshiaki Kato .)
4. 10.1111/j.1755-0238.2010.00107.x . Mass-spectrometry evidence confirming the presence of pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside in the berry skins of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir (Vitis vinifera L.) . 2010 . He . F. . He . J.-J. . Pan . Q.-H. . Duan . C.-Q. . Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research . 16 . 3 . 464–468 . free .