Bioavailability of cyanidin glycosides from natural chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) juice with dietary-relevant dose of anthocyanins in humans

J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Dec 8;58(23):12130-6. doi: 10.1021/jf102979z. Epub 2010 Nov 10.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the bioavailability of anthocyanins from chokeberry juice with a dietary-relevant dose of anthocyanins. Thirteen healthy volunteers consumed chokeberry juice providing 0.8 mg of anthocyanins/kg of body weight. Before and after juice consumption, blood and urine were collected. Concentration of anthocyanins was measured with HPLC-PDA-MS-ESI. Cyanidin-3-galactoside comprised 66% of total chokeberry anthocyanins. Eight cyanidin derivatives were found in blood and urine after juice consumption. The maximum plasma anthocyanin concentration of 32.7 ± 2.9 nmol/L was reached at 1.3 ± 0.1 h after juice consumption. The anthocyanins' urine excretion rate (62.9 ± 5.0 nmol/h) was the highest within the first 2 h. In total, 0.25 ± 0.02% of the ingested anthocyanins was excreted by the renal route during 24 h, mainly as metabolites of cyanidin. According to these observations, after consumption of a dietary-relevant dose of anthocyanins as natural chokeberry juice, anthocyanins and their metabolites were present in plasma and urine of volunteers.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anthocyanins / chemistry
  • Anthocyanins / metabolism*
  • Anthocyanins / urine
  • Beverages / analysis*
  • Female
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / metabolism*
  • Glycosides / urine
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Male
  • Photinia / chemistry
  • Photinia / metabolism*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism*
  • Plant Extracts / urine
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Glycosides
  • Plant Extracts
  • cyanidin