Table 2 Characteristics of the studies used to investigate the effect of anthocyanins on the short chain fatty acids [SCFA’s].

From: Effect of anthocyanins on gut health markers, Firmicutes-Bacteroidetes ratio and short-chain fatty acids: a systematic review via meta-analysis

 

Animal

Age [weeks]

Model type

Source

Intervention compound

Dose

Duration [weeks]

References

Doi

1

Male C57BL/6 J mice

8

High fat, high sucrose diet

Blueberry

Fruits dried

727.2 mg/kg body weight

8

61

https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00560.2019

Anthocyanins [Size based fractionation]

77.3 mg/kg body weight

Proanthocyanins [Size based fractionation]

4.6 mg/kg body weight

2

Kunming mice

NA

Diphenoxylate induced constipation

Mulberry

Fruit dried

142 mg/kg body weight [L]

2

62

https://doi.org/10.1039/C9FO00132H

284.1 mg/kg body weight [M]

568.1 mg/kg body weight [H]

Anthocyanins

0.7 [L], 1.4 [M], and 6.82 [H] mg/kg body weight

3

Male C57BL/6 mice

6

Western diet

Montmorency tart cherry

Fruit dried

5681.3 mg/kg of body weight [L]

12

63

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2021.10.003

11,362 mg/kg of body weight [H]

Anthocyanins

1.58 [L], 3.16 [H] mg/kg of body weight

4

Male C57BL/6 mice

4–5

High fat diet

Raspberry

Fruit pulp hydro-acidified methanolic extract [Anthocyanins]

22.8 mg/kg body weight

12

64

https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FO02061A

5

Male db/db mice with C57BL/6 J background

6

Diabetic Mice

Wild raspberry

Fruit hydro-acidified methanolic extract [Anthocyanins]

150 mg/kg of body weight

8

65

http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03338

6

Male C57BL6/J mice

6

High fat, cholesterol diet

Black rice

Fruit based commercial extract [Anthocyanins]

13.6 mg/kg body weight [L]

12

51

http://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201900876

27.3 mg/kg body weight [M]

54.6 mg/kg body weight [H]

7

Male Wistar rats

3

Normal

Brazilian berry

Fruit peel water extract [Phenolic extract]

Undefined

7

66

https://doi.org/10.1111/jfbc.12705

8

Male Wistar rats

3

Colitis model

Brazilian berry

Fruit peel water extract [Phenolic extract]

141 and 151 mg/kg of body weight mg/kg of body weight [Short term treatment-L]

7

67

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112776

215 and 208 mg/kg of body weight mg/kg of body weight [Long term treatment-H]

9

Male Wistar rats

NA

High fat diet

Blueberry

Fruit Dried

113.63 mg/kg body weight

8

68

https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx027

Phenolic + anthocyanin extract

6.79 mg/kg body weight

10

Male C57BL/6 mice

5

Normal

Russian box thorn

Fruit hydro-ethanolic extract [Phenolic extract]

200 mg/kg of body weight

12

69

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108952

11

Male C57BL/6 J mice

4

High fat diet

Russian box thorn

Fruit Anthocyanins extract

50 mg/kg body weight [L]

12

24

https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202000745

100 mg/kg body weight [M]

200 mg/kg body weight [H]

12

Male C57BL/6 mice

5

DSS-colitis model

Russian box thorn

Fruit hydro- ethanolic extract [Phenolic extract]

200 mg/kg body weight [ACN:a, P3G:b]

2.4

23

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.04.005

13

Female C57BL/6 mice

8

Colon Cancer

Bilberry

Fruit based commercial powder [Anthocyanins]

25 mg/kg body weight

2

53

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8020175

14

Male C57BL/6 J mice

6

High fat, cholesterol diet

Sweet potato

Tuber based commercial powder [Anthocyanins]

340.8 mg/kg body weight [L]

12

59

https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.16130

681.8 mg/kg body weight [M]

1022.6 mg/kg body weight [H]

  1. #For understanding the effect of dose, different interventions given to animals were uniformalised to mg/kg body weight. For dose conversion in mg/kg of body weight, the average weight and diet considered for mice were 22 g and 2.5 g, and for rats were 200 g and 11 g, respectively.