“…Within the category of flavonoids, anthocyanidins, flavan-3-ols and flavonols were the most studied in relation to their binding capacity to gluten proteins [ 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ] ( Table 1 ). The interaction of gluten and its individual fractions with anthocyans was studied mainly by spectroscopic techniques, including ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy [ 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 ]. All the studies showed a generical molecular interaction between the two moieties and some important features of the interaction were highlighted: (1) in the aglycone forms, no site-preferred interaction was detected, contrarily to their corresponding glycosides, (2) the structure of the anthocyanins had a significant role in their interaction with gluten proteins, and (3) anthocyanins induced conformational changes in gliadins, particularly a significant decrease of the β-turns content.…”