Leucoanthocyanidin is a fl avan - 3,4 - diol present in a wide range of plant products, many of them presently not very commercially signifi cant. Leucoanthocyanidins are present mostly as leucocyanidin but are also present in the plant kingdom as leucopelargonidin and leucodelphinidin. On treatment with hot acid, they are easily converted into the corresponding anthocyanidin (for structure of the anthocyanidins, see Chapter 57 on grape). From the chemical structure, it is clear that the change involves a dehydration and a dehydrogenation step. The author has studied leucoanthocyanidins of the arecanut (Mathew and Govindarajan 1964 ) and cashew nut testa (Mathew and Parpia 1970 ). During the processing, there are plenty of leucoanthocyanidin materials that are available for conversion. Leucoanthocyanidins are colorless; thus, the plant products that contain them do not command a good price. Raw materials that have colored compounds are generally more expensive. There must be several low - priced tanning materials of condensed tannin type that will contain fl avan - 3,4 - diols. These can be the starting material of anthocyanidins.
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