Characterization of a Second Pigment in Strawberries
Abstract
THE major pigment of the cultivated strawberry is pelargonidin-3-glucoside1,2. Studies reported in 1951 to the National Preservers Association showed that commercial varieties Marshall, Brightmore, Sovereign and Shasta contained a second anthocyanin in low concentration. We now present evidence that the pigment is cyanidin-3-glucoside.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- October 1955
- DOI:
- 10.1038/176790a0
- Bibcode:
- 1955Natur.176..790L