| TPC | Total phenolic content |
| TFC | Total flavonoid content |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| GAE | Gallic Acid Equivalent |
| LMW, MMW and HMW | Low-, medium-, and high-molecular-weight |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Nap | Naphthalene |
| Acy | Acenaphthylene |
| Ace | Acenaphthene |
| Flr | Fluorene |
| Phe | Phenanthrene |
| Ant | Antanthracene |
| Flt | Fluoranthene |
| Pyr | Pyrene |
| BaA | Benzo[a]anthracene |
| CHR | Chrysene |
| BbF | Benzo[b]fluoranthene |
| BkF | Benzo[k]fluoranthene |
| BaP | Benzo[a]pyrene |
| DhA | Dibenz[a,h]anthracene |
| BgP | Benzo[g,h, i]perylene |
| IcP | Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| PAH4 | Sum of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, named: benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, and benzo[a]pyrene) |
| MAQs | Maximum Allowable Quantities |
| SIM | Selected ion monitoring |
| DPPH | 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| ABTS | 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulphoxide |
| RE | Rutin equivalents |
| TE | Trolox equivalents |
| CUPRAC | Cupric reducing antioxidant capacity |
| FRAP | Ferric-reducing antioxidant power |
| TPZT | 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine |
| TRP | Total reducing power |
| AAE | Ascorbic acid equivalents |
| QuEChERS | Quick, Effective, Cheap, Easy, Rugged, Safe |
| GC–MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | Limit of quantitation |
| HP-5MS | 5% Phenyl Methyl Siloxane |
| RP-HPLC-ESI-TOF | Chromatography-electrospray ionisation time-of-flight |