**Abstract**

The extraction of natural pigments for food applications have increased by consumers and the food industry due to multiple health benefits and applications. New generations impulse changes to implement and investigate new types of solvents as an alternative to conventional organic solvents. Recently, deep eutectic solvents (DES) gain popularity in many fields, because of their advantages over organic solvents. DES are biodegradables, produced with natural compounds, safe for use, ecologically friendly, and obtained relatively at low cost. For the extraction of anthocyanins, few works have been reported. This review is focused on describing how the physicochemical characteristics of different types of DES affect the extraction of anthocyanins as well as the variables involved during extraction processes affect the obtained yield and their stability.

**Keywords:** Deep eutectic solvents (DES), anthocyanins, physicochemical characteristics, process variables
