| AMD | Acidified milk drink |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscope |
| CSR | Centrifugal sedimentation rate |
| DS | Degree of substitution |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| G′ | Storage modulus |
| G″ | Loss modulus |
| GPC | Gel permeation chromatography |
| OXG | Oxidized xanthan gum |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| TEMPO | 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| XG | Xanthan gum |