| APCI-MS | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry |
| ATR | Attenuated total reflectance |
| 13C-NMR | Proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| ECD | Electrochemical detector |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FAs | Fatty acids |
| FAMEs | Fatty acids methyl |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared |
| GC-FID | Gas chromatography-flame ionization detector |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| 1H-NMR | Proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| HP-88 | High polarity-88 |
| ICH | International Council for Harmonization |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| LC–MS/MS | Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry |
| LDA | Linear discriminant analysis |
| MHz | Megahertz |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PCR | Principal component regression |
| PE-FFAP | Nitroterephthalic acid-modified polyethylene glycol, PEG bonded |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PLSR | Partial least square regression |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| R2 | Coefficient of determination |
| RMSEC | Root mean square error of calibration |
| RMSEP | Root mean square error of prediction |
| RRt | Relative retention time |
| Rt | Retention time |
| SIMCA | Soft independent modeling class analogy |
| SST | Standard solution test |
| TAGs | Triacylglycerols |
| TGs | Triglycerides |
| UPLC | Ultra-performance liquid chromatography |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ω-3 | Omega-3 |
| ω-6 | Omega-6 |