Table 1

Composition of wine used in study

Compounds
Amount

Total Anthocyanins
129 mg/L
Degree of ionisation of anthocyanins
24.85 %
Degree of ionisation of anthocyanins-abolishing effect of sulphur dioxide
31.56 %
Total phenolics
40 a.u.
Total polyphenolsa
1.558 g/L
Red wine colour – density
8.4 a.u.
Red wine colour – hue
0.83 a.u.
Chemical age index #1
0.59 a.u.
Chemical age index #2
0.26 a.u.
Free sulfur dioxide, excluding anthocyanin bound sulphur dioxide
1.04 mg/L
Alcohol
13.0 %

a Epicatechin equivalents.

a.u. Absorbance units.

Micallef et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:27   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-27