| QPs | Quinoa polysaccharides |
| QPE50 | Quinoa polysaccharide precipitated with 50% ethanol |
| QPE60 | Quinoa polysaccharide precipitated with 60% ethanol after QPE50 |
| QPE70 | Quinoa polysaccharide precipitated with 70% ethanol after QPE60 |
| QPE80 | Quinoa polysaccharide precipitated with 80% ethanol after QPE70 |
| QPE90 | Quinoa polysaccharide precipitated with 90% ethanol after QPE80 |
| FT-IR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| AFM | Atomic force microscope |
| XRD | X-ray diffractometry |
| TG-DTA-DTG | Thermogravimetry-Differential Thermal Analysis-Derivative thermogravimetry |