| PBF | Plant-Based Food |
| MS | Meat Substitute |
| MA | Meat Analogue |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| SSPs | Shared Socioeconomic Pathways |
| FFQ | Food Frequency Questionnaire |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| PDI | Plant-Based Diet Index |
| oPDI | Overall Plant-Based Diet Index |
| hPDI | Healthy Plant-Based Diet Index |
| uPDI | Unhealthy Plant-Based Diet Index |
| HPF | Healthy Plant-Based Foods Index |
| uHPF | Unhealthy Plant-Based Foods Index |
| AF | Animal-Based Foods Index |
| oPVG | Overall Pro-Vegetarian Dietary Pattern |
| hPVG | Healthy Pro-Vegetarian Dietary Pattern |
| uPVG | Unhealthy Pro-Vegetarian Dietary Pattern |
| HEI-2015 | Healthy Eating Index–2015 |
| PVD | Pro-Vegetarian Diet Index |
| DQI | Diet Quality Index |
| aDQI | Animal-Based Diet Quality Index |
| cDQI | Comprehensive Diet Quality Index |
| pDQI | Plant-Based Diet Quality Index |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic Acid |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| SFA | Saturated Fatty Acid |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated Fatty Acid |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid |
| e-nose | Electronic Nose |
| e-tongue | Electronic Tongue |
| e-eye | Electronic Eye |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| SPC | Sustainable Production and Consumption (journal context) |
| AFW | Agri-Food Waste |