The present invention relates to plants of the genus Raphanus containing increased levels of anthocyanins. In particular the edible sprouts and turnips of the Raphanus plants contain high levels of anthocyanins and thereby provide health-promoting effects. The anthocyanins in the Raphanus plants are present at a level of at least 100 nmol per gram of fresh weight and have an absorbance maximum at a wavelength in the range of 515 to 550 nm. The invention also provides methods for growing the Raphanus plants as purple sprouts, both in the form of alfalfa-type sprouts as well as in the form of two-leafed plantlets, referred to as cress or micro-vegetables. The invention further provides methods for producing anthocyanins based on growing the Raphanus plants and isolating anthocyanins therefrom.
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花青素的油菜属植物。特别是油菜属植物的可食用芽菜和萝卜含有大量
花青素,因此具有促进健康的作用。油菜植物中的
花青素含量至少为每克鲜重 100 nmol,在 515 至 550 nm 波长范围内具有最大吸光度。本发明还提供了种植紫花苜蓿植物的方法,这种紫花苜蓿植物既可以是紫花苜蓿类型的芽,也可以是两片叶子的小植株,即所谓的芹菜或微型蔬菜。本发明进一步提供了基于种植油菜植物并从中分离
花青素的
花青素生产方法。