The anthocyanin market continues to expand, and the industry still has considerable room for development.

Anthocyanins, also known as anthocyanidins, are a class of water-soluble natural pigments widely found in plants in nature. They are colored aglycones obtained by the hydrolysis of anthocyanins. Anthocyanins in their natural state exist in the form of glycosides , called anthocyanins.

There are more than 20 types of anthocyanins that have been identified, including mallow pigments, geranium pigments, delphinium pigments, cyanidin pigments, morning glory pigments, peony pigments, etc. Anthocyanins have strong coloring ability, antiseptic ability, free radical scavenging ability and antioxidant ability, and are widely used in dyes, food, medicine, cosmetics and other fields.

According to the “China Anthocyanin Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report 2023-2028” released by the Industrial Research Center, In the food field, anthocyanins can be used as natural and healthy nutritional fortifiers, food preservatives and food colorants. With the continuous development of my country’s food industry and the increasing national health awareness, anthocyanins have received more and more attention as an excellent natural additive. In addition, my country’s research on anthocyanins continues to deepen and its application scope continues to expand, and the scale of my country’s anthocyanin market continues to expand. In 2022, my country’s anthocyanin market will exceed 500 million yuan.

Anthocyanins are mainly extracted from plants. The upstream of the industry chain is the cultivation of grapes, blueberries, hawthorns, strawberries and other plants and the supply of production equipment. The midstream is the extraction and purification of anthocyanins. The current extraction methods of anthocyanins include solvent extraction. method, aqueous solution extraction method, pressurized solvent extraction method, microbial fermentation extraction method, etc. Purification processes include ion exchange method, liquid phase extraction method, macroporous resin method, solid phase extraction method, comprehensive technology method, etc., among which solvent extraction method and The macroporous resin method is the most commonly used extraction and purification method; it is used downstream in the industrial chain in food, medicine, cosmetics and other fields.

At this stage, there are still problems in the anthocyanin production process such as high energy consumption, high production costs, complex operations, weak product stability, and difficult waste disposal. With the continuous development of science and technology, the anthocyanin extraction and purification process will continue to be optimized. , there will also be continuous progress in reducing energy consumption, waste treatment, etc., and the industry still has great room for development.

Driven by market dividends, more and more companies have entered the anthocyanin market, and competition in the industry is fierce. However, the current concentration of the domestic anthocyanin market is low, and new entrants have greater room for survival. Domestic anthocyanin production companies include Haitao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Xi’an Weite Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Baisen Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Baoji Fangsheng Biological Development Co., Ltd., etc.

Industry analysts said that driven by downstream market demand, the anthocyanin market continues to expand and has good development prospects. Anthocyanin production companies need to increase capital investment and research and development efforts, optimize the anthocyanin extraction and purification process, improve product performance, and improve their core competitiveness.