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Delphinidin

Overview​

Delphinidin is one of the principal anthocyanidin structures found within dietary anthocyanins and occurs predominantly in foods as glycosylated derivatives rather than as free delphinidin.

In aubergine peel, a well-described dietary form is nasunin, an acylated delphinidin glycoside. Nasunin is not synonymous with delphinidin, and findings from nasunin or from purple-food interventions should not be attributed to isolated delphinidin. Other foods in this ontology that contain delphinidin-based anthocyanins include blueberries, pomegranates, and red/purple grapes.

No single glycoside is treated here as a general “preferred research form” across all delphinidin-containing foods.

Recipes​

5 recipes containing this substance

Ginger Yogurt and Blueberries

A polyphenol-rich breakfast bowl with high fibre, combining ginger, omega-3 nuts, blueberry polyphenols, and probiotic yogurt.

Mitochondrial Power Bowl

A nitrate-rich, polyphenol-dense bowl combining leafy greens, beets, berries, nuts, and early harvest olive oil

Roast Duck Breast with Berry Sauce

A rich main dish built around crisp-skinned duck breast with a bright blueberry and raspberry sauce, designed to balance richness with acidity and aromatic depth.

Salmon Bowl-pistachio-cacao-nibs

A Mediterranean-style bowl combining salmon, avocado, pistachios, cacao nibs, and early harvest olive oil — rich in omega-3 fats, polyphenols, and fibre.

Foods​

4 foods containing this substance

Aubergine

Fibre-containing vegetable with chlorogenic acid and nasunin in its purple skin

Blueberries

Polyphenol-rich berries supporting cognitive function and antioxidant networks

Grapes

Resveratrol source for SIRT1 activation and NAD+ support

Pomegranates

Ellagitannins for urolithin A production and polyphenol support

Biological Mechanisms and Implications​

No BRS mapping is assigned to delphinidin as an isolated parent compound. Evidence from anthocyanin-rich foods, mixed extracts, or named glycosides such as nasunin is not treated as a delphinidin effect. Class-level evidence is recorded on the Anthocyanins family page.

References​

Class-level citations previously listed here (blueberry interventions; food-derived bioactives and gut microbiota) do not study isolated delphinidin and have been moved to the Anthocyanins family page.