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. The article substantiates the prospects of the Saratov-bred purple-grained wheat line for production of functional products based on an assessment of the chemical composition of fl our. The object of the study is the line of purple-grained wheat hei730/C68// Erythrospermum223 selected by the laboratory of genetics and cytology of the Federal Center of Agriculture Research of the South-East Region. The iron content in purple wheat bred in Saratov is signifi cantly higher by 21,9% compared to red wheat, while zinc is signifi cantly lower by 60%. In terms of vitamin B1, B2, B6, B9 content, the fl our of the studied wheat variety does not diff er from red wheat, while the amount of vitamin E is 2 times less. The content of phenolic compounds in the alcoholic extract of fl our was 84,6±5,2 mg/100 g of fl our. The HPLC method established that the fl our extract from grains contains two groups of phenolic components – hydrophilic and hydrophobic, the latter prevailing in the extract. Analysis of antioxidant activity by the DPPH method showed that the IC50 for the compounds contained in the fl our extract of purple wheat is 19,7±0,9 mg/ml. Thus, the new line of purple-grained wheat of Saratov selection expands the range of products with functional properties.