Peonidin
Overview
Peonidin is one of the principal anthocyanidin structures found within dietary anthocyanins and occurs predominantly in foods as glycosylated derivatives rather than as free peonidin.
Representative food sources in this ontology include cherries, tart cherry, cranberries, blueberries, and red/purple grapes. Those foods contain peonidin-based anthocyanins; they are not evidence that isolated peonidin was the studied intervention.
No single glycoside is treated here as a general preferred research form for peonidin.
Recipes
3 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.
Foods
5 food relationships
Blueberries
Berries providing anthocyanins, vitamin C and fibre
Legacy food association · relationship unreviewedBlueberries → legacy tag association → Peonidin
Cherries
General cherry information; see tart cherry for sleep support
Legacy food association · relationship unreviewedCherries → legacy tag association → Peonidin
Cranberries
Polyphenols and resveratrol for microbiome and mitochondrial support
Legacy food association · relationship unreviewedCranberries → legacy tag association → Peonidin
Grapes
Resveratrol source for SIRT1 activation and NAD+ support
Legacy food association · relationship unreviewedGrapes → legacy tag association → Peonidin
Tart Cherry
Natural melatonin source for sleep support
Legacy food association · relationship unreviewedTart Cherry → legacy tag association → Peonidin
Biological Mechanisms and Implications
No BRS mapping is assigned to peonidin as an isolated parent compound. Evidence from cherries, cranberries, berries, or mixed anthocyanin extracts is not treated as a peonidin effect. Class-level evidence is recorded on the Anthocyanins family page.
References
Class-level citations previously listed here (high-flavonoid intake trials; food-derived bioactives and gut microbiota) do not study isolated peonidin and have been moved to the Anthocyanins family page.