| MetS | Metabolic syndrome |
| OxS | Oxidative stress |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| FES-Z | Faculty of Higher Studies of Zaragoza |
| GISeM | Interdisciplinary Group for the study of S. edule |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| PG | Placebo group |
| EG | Experimental group |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| TAS | Total antioxidant status |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| HbA1c | Glycosylated hemoglobin |
| LPO | Lipid peroxidation |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| TBA | Thiobarbituric acid |
| H3PO4 | Phosphoric acid |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene |
| NaCl | Sodium chloride |
| DNPH | 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine |
| NaOH | Sodium hydroxide |
| AOGAP | Antioxidant gap |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| NADPH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NADP+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| ABTS | 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) |
| TE | Telomerase enzyme |
| HRP | Purified horseradish peroxidase |
| O.D. | Optical density |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| PTP1β | Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1β |
| ARE | Antioxidant response element |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |