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This study evaluated the protective effect of zein on anthocyanins extracted from red corn (Zea mays) chaff, which is an underutilized agro-industrial byproduct. The extraction of anthocyanins was optimized using a Box\u2013Behnken design, employing a 55.5% (v\/v) aqueous ethanol solution at 45.21 \u00b0C and a solid-to-solvent ratio of 1.86 mg\/mL (w\/v). The resulting extract was rich in acylated anthocyanins derived from cyanidin, pelargonidin, and malvidin, which were identified using electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FIA-ESI-FTICR-MS). The interaction between zein and the anthocyanins was found to be thermodynamically spontaneous (indicated by a negative \u0394G), endothermic (\u0394H = 19.8 kJ mol\u22121), and primarily driven by hydrophobic interactions (\u0394S = 84.5 J mol\u22121 K\u22121). The addition of zein significantly decreased the degradation rate constant of the anthocyanins and increased their half-life, especially at pH 4 and storage temperatures of 4 \u00b0C and 20 \u00b0C. Moreover, the activation energy (Ea) for the zein\u2013anthocyanin complex formation was lower (ranging from 63.64 to 47.75 kJ mol\u22121) than that of the extract without zein (ranging from 59.36 to 74.71 kJ mol\u22121), indicating that the zein complex has lower thermal sensitivity. Additionally, zein enhanced the red hues of the extract (increasing a* to 62.66) and preserved its antioxidant capacity, which even increased by up to 3.5 times under accelerated degradation conditions. 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