ANTHOCYANINS AND FLAVONOLS OF MIRACLE FRUIT, Synsepalum dulcificum, Schum

ABSTRACT The anthocyanin and flavonol pigments of the miracle fruit ( Synsepalum dulcificum, Schum ) were isolated and identified by paper chromatography and spectral analysis. The red pigments of miracle fruit (14.3 mg/100g fresh wt) were cyanidin‐3‐monogalactoside, cyanidin‐3‐monoglucoside, cyanidin‐3‐monoarabinoside, delphinidin‐3‐monogalactoside and delphmidin‐3‐monoarabinoside existing in a ratio of 188:62:9:5:2, respectively. The major flavonol pigments were quercetin‐3‐monogalactoside, kaempferol‐3‐monoglucoside, myricetin‐3‐monogatactoside and traces of similar flavonols. The aglycones quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin were also isolated and identified. The flavonols and aglycones were present at 9.0 mg/100g fresh wt.