Anthocyanin Isolation from Berberis Turcomanica Fruits and Preparation of Food Colorants

In Turkmenistan, it is important to develop and use appropriate scientific methods of extracting eco-friendly natural food colorants from plants growing in Turkmenistan. There are more than 300 species of coloring plants in the flora of Turkmenistan. One of these plants is barberry (Berberis turcomanica). It contains anthocyanin pigments with powerful antioxidant property [1, 2]. Anthocyanin pigments can be mostly used in pharmaceuticals, food industry, cosmetic products etc.  During the course of the work, anthocyanin pigments were extracted from barberry fruit in various ways. Useful method for high pigment yield was calculated by comparing the 219 nm standard peak using spectrophotometer. Obtained extract was dried by vacuum dryer and freeze dryer and brought to a ready state for use in food production [3, 4].