anthocyanins

Most of this benefit is due to another group of phenolic antioxidants called anthocyanins, which help give ripe strawberries their lush red color.

Slimming Strawberries For Weight Loss 2011

Cranberries, blueberries, cherries, and blackberries are jam-packed with antioxidants called anthocyanins and polyphenols, which also have anti-inflammatory qualities.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Cranberries, blueberries, cherries, and blackberries are jam-packed with antioxidants called anthocyanins and polyphenols, which also have anti-inflammatory qualities.

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

Pigments known as anthocyanins produce a range of colors including red and violet.

Mad About Blue in the Garden 2010

Blueberries are also antioxidant powerhouses containing a variety of phytonutrients, including anthocyanins, from the Greek anthos, meaning “flower” plus kyanos, meaning “blue.”

Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

Berries: Blueberries have more antioxidants called anthocyanins than any other food — in fact, 3 times more than the second-richest sources, red wine and green tea.

Anti-ageing Foods 2009

And berries are certainly known for that specifically because of the compound known as anthocyanins, another word that's hard to pronounce.

CNN Transcript May 15, 2009 2009

They belong to a class of natural dyes called anthocyanins (Greek for "blue flower") that color fruits like blueberries, strawberries and plums.

A Prescriptive Palette 2008

Because what researchers did is they took a gene from a snapdragon flower -- there are the tomatoes -- you can see the purple one on the bottom -- gene from a flower, put it into a tomato, turned it purple, which was the sign that was producing something called anthocyanins, which are found in blueberries and cranberries, hence the color.

CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2008 2008

Red-purple: grapes, red wine, strawberries, raisins, and cherries contain health-supporting compounds called anthocyanins, ellagic acid, and flavonoids, which support heart health and fight arthritis and muscle soreness.

The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007