Highlights
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Yeast mannoproteins (MP) improved thermal stability of anthocyanins at pH 7.0.
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The degradation of anthocyanins at 80 and 126 °C followed the first order kinetics.
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MP reduced the degradation rate constant and increased the half-life by 4–5 times.
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MP maintained the antioxidant capacity of anthocyanins after heating.
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Inclusion of anthocyanins in the complexes protected the thermal degradation.