| BA | Bile acid |
| BAs | Bile acids |
| BLASTs | Basic local alignment search tools |
| BSH | Bile salt hydrolase |
| CA | Cholic acid |
| CDCA | Chendoxycholic acid |
| CF | Control fat |
| CYP7A1 | Cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase |
| CYP8B1 | Sterol 12α-hydroxylase |
| CYP27A1 | Sterol-27-hydroxylase |
| CYP7B1 | Oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase |
| DCA | Deoxycholic acid |
| EC | Ethic Committee |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| FGF15 | Fibroblast growth factor 15 |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| HMFS | Human milk fat substitute |
| LCA | Lithocholic acid |
| αMCA | α Muricholic acid |
| βMCA | β Muricholic acid |
| ωMCA | ω Muricholic acid |
| OPL | 1-Oleoyl-2-palmitoyl-3-linoleoylglycerol |
| OPO | 1,3-Dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol |
| OTUs | Operational taxonomic units |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ coactivator l-alpha |
| SD rats | Sprague–Dawley rats |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| SHP | Small heterodimer partner |
| TAGs | Triacyclglycerols |
| TCA | Tauro cholic acid |
| TCDCA | Tauro chendoxycholic acid |
| TDCA | Tauro deoxycholic acid |
| TGR5 | G protein-coupled receptor 5 |
| TαMCA | Tauro α muricholic acid |
| TβMCA | Tauro β muricholic acid |
| TωMCA | Tauro ω muricholic acid |
| TUDCA | Tauro ursodeoxycholic acid |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| UDCA | Ursodeoxycholic acid |
| UHPLC/TQ-MS | Ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometer |