The stability and stabilization of the anthocyanins to light and air in the crude and partially purified extracts of the leaves of Acalipha hispida were studied at pH 3.0. Addition of non anthocyanic flavonoid fractions from A. hispida to the partially purified extracts did not significantly improve the time of half life of the extracts, whereas addition of tannic acid resulted in an increase of t(1/2) of 60-67%.282161169