Physiological functionality of purple-fleshed sweet potatoes containing anthocyanins and their utilization in foods

• Published in: JARQ. Japan agricultural research quarterly Vol. 37; no. 3
• Main Authors: Suda, I. (National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Nishigoshi, Kumamoto (Japan)), Oki, T, Masuda, M, Kobayashi, M, Nishiba, Y, Furuta, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HEALTH FOODS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; VARIETIES

Abstract Studies on the physiological functionality of purple-fleshed sweet potatoes and their dominant anthocyanin pigments are described. The purple-fleshed sweet potato cultivar 'Ayamurasaki' contained anthocyanins, which consisted of mono- or di-acylated forms of cyanidin (YGM- 1a, -1b...