Chemicals in red wine
hansdford cole wrote:
> Is there anyone out there who can tell me the name of the chemical(s)
> in red wine that makes it red????
Anthocyanins, the same colorants found in red (and blue) flowers.
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> Also by chance:
> How about the name of the chemical(s) that make red meat red?
Mostly hemoglobin, the same thing that makes blood red.
Mark Lipton
Chemist and oenophile
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