ADI	adequate daily intake
CAGR	compound annual growth rate
CD	Crohn’s disease
CRP	C-reactive protein
DSS	dextran sodium sulphate
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
ESPEN	European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HSV-2	herpes simplex virus type 2
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
IBS	irritable bowel syndrome
JECFA	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
NOSB	National Organic Standards
OGTT	oral glucose tolerance test
SCCAI	Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
UC	ulcerative colitis
ZO-1	zonula occludens-1