AAC Magenta purple hulless food barley

AAC Magenta is a two-row purple coloured hulless spring food barley ( Hordeum vulgare var. nudum) cultivar developed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Brandon Research and Development Centre from the cross H319/H326. It was evaluated in the Western Cooperative Hulless Barley Registration Test in 2021 and 2022 and eventually registered on 8 November 2024. The combination of high anthocyanin, protein, and beta-glucan content of this barley renders it a specialty type for use in the food industry and for potential industrial processing.