| PDO | Protected Designation of Origin |
| PGI | Protected Geographical Indication |
| SIRA | Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis |
| IRMS | Isotope Ratio Mass Spectroscopy |
| Q-ICP-MS | Single-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| DU | Duroc |
| LA | Landrace |
| Y | Yorkshire |
| LW | Large White |
| PLW | Pulawska |
| P | Pietrain |
| MR | Mora Romagnola |
| CS | Cinta Senese |
| IB | Iberian |
| LTL | Longissimus thoracis et lumborum |
| DM | Dry matter |
| DFDM | Defatted Dry Matter |
| δ | Delta Notation |
| VPDB | Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite |
| VCDT | Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite |
| VSMOW | Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
| RSD | Relative Standard Deviation |
| R | Recovery |