| AOAC | Association of Official Analysis Chemists |
| BW | Body Weight |
| CT | Control Treatment |
| EBP | Edible By-Products |
| EDI | Estimated Daily Intake |
| EX | Experimental diet |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAAS | Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| FWGE | Fermented Wheat Germ Extract |
| HQ | Hazard Quotient |
| NRV | NRV |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| THQ | Total Hazard Quotient |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| WEG | Wheat Germ Expeller |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WWB | Wet Weight Basis |