“…Specifically, previous studies have proven the ability of phenolic-rich ingredients (berry extracts, soft-fruits, grape seeds and bitter melon to inhibit the activities of pancreatic α-amylase and intestinal α-glucosidase in the gut lumen [ 51 , 52 ]. Other studies have shown that anthocyanin-rich fractions from blueberry [ 53 ], blackberry [ 54 ], black legumes [ 55 ], black mulberry [ 56 ], bilberry and cranberry [ 57 ], red aril fruits [ 58 ], camelina and ophia seeds [ 59 ], royle fruits [ 60 ], fruits of Chilean berberis species [ 61 ], peach fruit and A. melanocarpa fruit juice extracts [ 62 , 63 ], colored extracts of Saco sweet cherry [ 64 ], and anthocyanin extracts from black bean hull, black currants and black rice [ 65 , 66 ] exhibited higher effectiveness to inhibit α-glucosidase. Therefore, diet-induced treatments from anthocyanin-based extracts, often combined with other polyphenols, may offer a natural alternative to achieve better glycemic control in T2DM.…”