Among the pigments that can be partitioned using ATPS are anthocyanins, which are found naturally in red, purple and blue flowers and fruits used in folk medicine to prevent diseases or as food (Khoo et al., 2017). When highly bioavailable, they efficiently reduce cellular lipid peroxidation and, consequently, the risks of many diseases, thereby justifying their nutraceutical
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