| AFs | Aflatoxins |
| AFB1 | Aflatoxin B1 |
| AFB2 | Aflatoxin B2 |
| AFG1 | Aflatoxin G1 |
| AFG2 | Aflatoxin G2 |
| RASFF | Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed |
| CFU | Colonies forming units |
| GD | Good drying |
| BD | Bad drying |
| CS | Cold storage |
| Cold storage | Room temperature storage |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| aW | Water activity |
| PH1 | Post-harvest phase 1 (November) |
| PH2 | Post-harvest phase 2 (February) |
| PH3 | Post-harvest phase 3 (May) |
| °C | Celsius degrees |
| EU | Europe |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ITEM | Agri-Food Toxigenic Fungi Culture Collection (CNR-ISPA, Bari) |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| H2O | Dihydrogen oxide/water |
| CH3CN | Acetonitrile |
| CH3OH | Methanol |
| MC | Moisture content |