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THE fleshy endocarp of the blood orange, a variety of sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, contains a water-soluble red pigment which Matlack1 showed to be anthocyanin in nature.
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CHANDLER, B. Anthocyanins of Blood Oranges. Nature 182, 933 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182933a0
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