The total flavonoid content was highly and positively correlated
to the total monomeric anthocyanin content, and both of these
parameters were highly and negatively correlated to the ascorbic
acid content. Anthocyanins belong to a class of flavonoids that
are the water-soluble pigments responsible for the orange, red
and blue colors of many fruits (Hassimoto et al., 2008); therefore,
one would expect this strong correlation between the flavonoids
and anthocyanins.