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Flavonoid and Anthocyanin Content

Flavonoid and Anthocyanin Content of Selected Fruits

Fruit	Form	Flavonoid Content (mg/100g)
Fruit	Form	Anthocyanins	Other Flavonoids	Total Flavonoids
Blackcurrant	Juice	43.85	3.01	46.86
Blackberry	Fruit	90.46	135.45	225.91
	Juice	24.80	-	24.80
Blueberries	Fruit (culitvated)	163.52	61.43	224.95
	Fruit (wild)	320.70	-	320.70
Cherries (sweet)	Fruit	80.19	11.31	91.50
Chokeberry	Juice (conc.)	294.39	68.17	362.56
	Fruit	437.22	8.90	446.12
Cranberries	Fruit	91.88	28.43	120.31
	Juice	-	21.74	21.74
European Blackcurrant	Fruit	272.44	13.86	286.30
Redcurrant	Fruit	12.95	4.63	17.58
Elderberries	Fruit	759.61	42.00	801.61
	Juice (conc)	420.40	108.16	528.56
Red grapes	Fruit	44.86	4.96	49.82
Lemon	Juice	-	21.13	21.13
	Fruit	-	53.23	52.23
Lime	Juice	-	12.05	12.05
	Fruit	-	46.80	46.80
Orange	Juice	-	13.94	13.94
Black Raspberries	Fruit	324.02	-	324.02
Raspberries	Fruit	38.68	7.95	46.63
Strawberries	Fruit	33.63	6.37	40.00

Source: United States Department of Agriculture Database for the Flavonoid content of Selected Foods Release 2.1

Anthocyanin content (mg/100g): 0-200 0-200 201-400 201-400 401+ 401+

Total Flavonoid content (mg/100g): 0-250 0-250 251-500 251-500 501+ 501+

Notes:
The above data represents average values and the actual content in any individual sample of fruit may show significant variation from the above quoted values. The USDA database provides details of the estimated accuracy of the above values. However, despite this variation, the above values can be taken as a reliable indicator of the those fruits which are likely to contain the highest levels of flavonoids.