Pelargonidin is an anthocyanidin, a type of plant pigment producing a characteristic orange color used in food and industrial dyes.[1]
^US granted 6,767,999, Smirnov, Vitaly; Sidorov, Viktor; Smirnova, Valentina, "Anthocyantin coloring agent and method for the production thereof from organic matter", published Nov 01, 2001, issued July 27, 2004