How we scored it
Pigment mixture obtained by physical extraction/pressing of fruit skins only; no chemical synthesis or reagent mass added = 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Recovered by physically pressing or solvent-extracting pigments from grape skins, a winemaking by-product, or other dark fruits and vegetables. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A natural colorant that gives products red, purple or blue tones. It is recovered from grape skins or other dark fruits and vegetables by pressing or gentle extraction.
CosIng definition: Anthocyanins is a substance obtained by the physical processing of edible fruits or vegetables. Enocyanin. Grape skin extract; Anthocyanins, grape
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2ANTHOCYANINS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANTHOCYANINS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANTHOCYANINS