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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute - Pigments in Grapes Anthocyanins.	Grace Young	Nov 02, 2026
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Anthocyanin metabolic engineering of Euphorbia pulcherrima: advances and perspectives.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 16, 2026
	Add new Web site: The Pharma Innovation Journal - Structural chemistry and stability of anthocyanins (PDF).	Yamini Chauhan	Mar 05, 2025
	Add new Web site: Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science - Anthocyanins: Antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activities (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Jan 22, 2025
	Add new Web site: USDA Agriculture Research Service - Tracking color and pigment changes in anthocyanin products.	Yamini Chauhan	Oct 09, 2024
	Add new Web site: Cell Press - Anthocyanins.	Yamini Chauhan	Aug 27, 2024
	Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - What are Anthocyanins?	Gloria Lotha	Jun 12, 2024
	Add new Web site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute - Pigments in Grapes Anthocyanins.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 12, 2024
	Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Five health benefits of Anthocyanins.	Emily Rodriguez	Nov 30, 2023
	Add new Web site: Pennington Biomedical Research Center - Anthocyanins.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 21, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Anthocyanins and Human HealthA Focus on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Disease.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 24, 2023
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - The Therapeutic Potential of Anthocyanins: Current Approaches Based on Their Molecular Mechanism of Action.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 21, 2023
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Do Anthocyanins Benefit Your Health?	Gloria Lotha	Mar 06, 2023
	Add new Web site: Healthline - What is Anthocyanin? Foods List, Benefits, and More.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 26, 2023
	New article added.	Melissa Petruzzello	Jan 21, 2021