| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | 5′-Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ASP | Aspalathin |
| AUC0-t | Area under the curve |
| BCAAs | Branched-chain amino acids |
| BW | Body mass |
| Cmax | Maximum plasma concentration |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| Ddit3 | DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 |
| DW | Dry weight |
| Fcr | Flavanone- and flavanonol-cleaving reductase |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| GCN5 | Non-repressed protein 5 |
| GLUT2/4 | Glucose transporter 2/4 |
| Hmox1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IMP | Inosine-5′-monophosphate |
| IPGTT | Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test |
| IR | Insulin resistance |
| LPH | Lactase-phloridzin hydrolase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide(s) |
| MRP2 | Multidrug resistance protein 2 |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| NLRP3 | Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NOT | Nothofagin |
| Nrf1 | Nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PDX1 | Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 |
| PGC 1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator 1α |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PTPs | Protein tyrosine phosphatases |
| PTP-MEG2 | Megakaryocyte protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SGLT1/2 | Sodium-glucose co-transporter-1/2 |
| Sirt1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SIRT6 | Sirtuin 6 |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| t½ | Elimination half-life |
| tmax | Time at maximum absorption |
| Tfam | Mitochondrial transcription factor |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor-α |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| Txnip | Thioredoxin interacting protein |
| Ucp2 | Uncoupling protein 2 |