This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cobalt complexation on the spectral properties of anthocyanins (AC) extracted from black grape pomace (Black Magic) and the effect of complexation on the pH stability of AC during storage. Initially, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate aqueous solution was complexed with AC crude extract and diluted separately in buffer solutions with different pH (3.5, 4.5, 5.5, and 6.5). Afterward, spectral changes were determined spectrophotometrically. pH stability was investigated using the same buffer solutions and stored for 7 days in the dark at room temperature, and the absorbance of each solution was measured daily using a spectrophotometer. Results indicated that complexation caused similar hypsochromic and hyperchromic shifts in max at all pH values. With regard to pH stability, the degradation of complexed AC followed first-order reaction kinetics causing half-lives to increase up to 80-fold as compared with noncomplexed AC, which was due to the sharp decrease in K (per day), indicating an improved pH stability as compared with noncomplexed AC. Therefore, Co(II) could be used in the stabilization of grape AC for the coloration of a wide range of foods and food products at near-neutral pH environments considering the health benefits of grape AC and the maximum nontoxic dose of Co(II) salt.
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