The invention provides a method for extracting and purifying
anthocyanin from
bilberry. The method comprises the following steps: (1) microbial degradation; (2) obtainment of a crude extract of
bilberry anthocyanin by utilizing a
water extraction process; (3) addition of a certain amount of a flocculant for
impurity removal; (4)
impurity removal and purification with
macroporous resin; (5) concentration; and (6)
spray drying. According to the invention, by combining aqueous-solution extraction and microbial degradation, an acylated stable structure of
anthocyanin is realized through microbial degradation; in addition, the juice yield of
bilberry is greatly improved through
cellulase hydrolysis; thus, double purposes are achieved through one way, and interdisciplinary penetration and effective combination of biological science and
chemical production are realized. The method provided by the invention also utilizes ZTC1 + 1 for
flocculation and
impurity removal, and solves the problems of easy loss of active ingredients and long
production cycle in traditional
water extraction and
alcohol precipitation. The extraction method provided by the invention has the advantages of simple
process operation, low production cost, no
pollution, high extraction rate, and no damage to anthocyanin due to high temperature; and the anthocyanin prepared by using the method provided by the invention can be extensively applied to fields like food, health-care products and
cosmetics, and has extremely high application values.