Anthocyanin Of Carissa Carandas.

Abstract

This work was an attempt to extract anthocyanin from ripe berries of Carissa Carandas. The maroon colored berries were depitted and the mesocarps were treated with acidic ethanol solution during the extraction procedure. The ectraction method employed was similar to those used by Feluki and Francis(1968). As comparison,anthocyanins of known sources such as fresh black grapes and morning glory flower were xtracted and used as referenc pigments.