| GC/MS | Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| OPLSR | Orthogonal partial least squares regression |
| GC/O | Gas chromatography/olfactometry |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries |
| SO | Sockeye salmon |
| CH | Chum salmon |
| CO | Coho salmon |
| RA | Rainbow trout cultured in salt water |
| RB | Rainbow trout cultured in freshwater |
| TMA | Trimethylamine |
| SPME | Solid-phase microextraction |
| QC | quality control |
| RI | Retention index |
| VIP | Variable importance in the projection |
| RMSEE | Root mean square error of estimation |
| SIM | Selected ion monitoring |
| TA | Test A |
| TB | Test B |
| ΔRS | Rank sum differences |
| LSD | The least significant difference |
| OAVs | Odor activity values |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine oxide |