As awareness of healthy lifestyles grows,a burgeoning market demand for natural pigments is rising.Mulberry anthocyanins are water-soluble flavonoids that not only renowned for natural high-qual-ity edible pigments,but also have diverse health properties,including antioxidant,anti-tumor,protecting vision and liver,and preventing cardiovascular disease,which is one of the active substances in mulberry trees with excellent development and utilization prospects.This article aims to comprehensively elucidate research overview of plant anthocyanins,mulberry anthocyanins'taxonomy,biosynthesis and regulations,influential factors affecting the formation and content,and anthocyanins varies from mulberry varieties distributed in different countries,setting a foundation for future studies underpinning mulberry anthocya-nins and promoting its high-value and large-scale development and utilization.