| ANZ | Australia and New Zealand |
| AAS | Amino acid score |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BNS | Bureau of Nutritional Sciences (Health Canada) |
| CCHS | Canadian Community Health Survey |
| CFG | Canada’s food guide |
| CNF | Canadian nutrient file |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| DIAAS | Digestible corrected amino acid score |
| DFE | Dietary folate equivalent |
| DV | Daily value |
| EI | Reported energy intake |
| EU | European Union |
| IAA | Indispensable amino acids |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| PCC | Protein content claim |
| PDCAAS | Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score |
| PER | Protein efficiency ratio |
| PQ | Protein quality |
| PR | Protein rating |
| PUMF | Public use microdata files |
| RA | Reference amount (Canada) |
| RACC | Reference amount customarily consumed (US) |
| RAE | Retinol activity equivalents |
| RDI | Reasonable daily intake (Canada) |
| SE | Standard error |
| TEE | Total energy expenditure |
| US | United States |
| % E | Percent energy |