The composition of anthocyanin pigments in aromatic red rice (RP) and
its wine (WP) was mainly determined by HPLC analysis. The WP was const
ituted of about seven cyanidin or peonidin-based anthocyanins as were
the pigments of RP. Based on the results of the mixture test with stan
dard pigments, all anthocyanins in WP, except the fifth one eluted, co
uld be identified as cyanidin 3, 5-diglucoside, 3-sophoroside, 3-gluco
side and 3-rutinoside, and as peonidin 3-glucoside and 3-rutinoside, r
espectively. The composition ratio of the cyanidin 3-glucoside (major
pigment) in WP was lower than that of the corresponding cyanidin 3-glu
coside of RP.