Multiple choice

Which of the following organic compounds produces characteristic orange colour?

  1. Pterostilbene

  2. Cyanidin

  3. Delphinidin

  4. Pelargonidin
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Explanation

Pelargonidin is an anthocyanidin, a type of plant pigment. Like all anthocyanins, it is an antioxidant. It produces a characteristic orange colour, and can be found in red geraniums, and ripe raspberries and strawberries, as well as blueberries, blackberries, plums and cranberries and pomegranates.

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