In the context of the infl uence of negative environmental and social factors, prolonging human active life and curbing age-related changes have become an urgent task. One way to solve these problems is to eat foods rich in antioxidants, such as vitamin E, polyphenols, tannins, anthocyanins, carotenoids. Breeders work on expanding the resource potential of products with functional properties. One global trend is the development of wheat varieties rich in purple grain antioxidants.
