What are Anthocyanins?

Anthocyanins are a compound found in plants, this is the compound that is manlily responsible for the colouring of plants, when the plants are purple, blue or black or when the flowers of the plant are red. They are also found in the Autumn in trees and shrubs when there leaves are going red.

They are one of the flavenoid group of compounds of which there are thought to be 4000 and there are almost 600 different types of anthocyanins discovered so far by medical science.

Anthocyanins are also known for there antioxidant properties. Antioxidant’s have recently been found to have a huge benefit to human health in many ways and there are now many health supplements which use fruits and berries which are high in antioxidant’s. These types of supplement are proving to be extremely successful in the health and well being market, also being used in the weight loss industry to great effect.

So what exactly can anthocyanins do for us. They have been shown to have the ability to help stabilise glucose levels in diabetics. Also they are known to relax blood vessels which in turn helps to stabilize the artery walls and helping blood pressure.

There is on going research into the use of antioxidant’s not just anthcyanins but the others aswell. To see what effects each individual one has and in what quantities you need to take to get the most benefit from them.

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