| AEG | Aminoethylglycine |
| BMAA | β-methylamino-L-alanine |
| ChlA | Chlorophyll a |
| CRY | β-1,3-glucan chrysolaminarin |
| DAB | 2,4-diaminbutyric acid |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| FPA-PBR | Flat panel airlift photobioreactor |
| FX | Fucoxanthin |
| P | Protein |
| PT | Phaeodactylum tricornutum |
| QPS | qualified presumption of safety |
| Process parameters | |
| Cx | Biomass concentration |
| Q | Volumetric productivity |
| LY | Light yield |
| ωi | Ingredient content in biomass |
| SRM | Selected reaction monitoring |
| LOD | Level of detection |
| LOQ | Level of quantification |