| AD | Anaerobic Digestion |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ASE | Accelerated Solvent Extraction |
| BSFL | Black Soldier Fly Larvae |
| BSG | Brewer’s Spent Grain |
| CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
| CFI | Circular Flow Index |
| CPAE | Cold Plasma-Assisted Extraction |
| DEMATEL-ISM | Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory-Interpretive Structural Modeling |
| DES | Deep Eutectic Solvents |
| DT | Digital Twin |
| EAE | Enzyme-Assisted Extraction |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations |
| FUSIONS | Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimizing Waste Prevention Strategies |
| GRAS | Generally Recognized As Safe |
| HC | Hydrodynamic Cavitation |
| HHP | High Hydrostatic Pressure |
| HTC | Hydrothermal Carbonization |
| HTL | Hydrothermal Liquefaction |
| HTG | Hydrothermal Gasification |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IRR | Internal Rate of Return |
| LAB | Lactic Acid Bacteria |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| LCC | Life Cycle Costing |
| LCSA | Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted extraction |
| MCDA | Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis |
| MCDM | Multi-Criteria Decision-Making |
| MCI | Material Circularity Indicators |
| MF | Microfiltration |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| MSP | Minimum Selling Price |
| NADES | Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents |
| NF | Nanofiltration |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| OHAE | Ohmic Heating-Assisted Extraction |
| OPEX | Operational Expenditure |
| p-NADES | Pressurized Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents |
| PBL | Protaetia brevitarsis larvae |
| PEF | Pulsed Electric Field |
| PHAs | Polyhydroxyalkanoates |
| PLA | Polylactic Acid |
| PLE | Pressurized Liquid Extraction |
| PUI | Product Containing Upcycled Ingredients |
| RO | Reverse Osmosis |
| ROI | Return on Investment |
| S-LCA | Social Life Cycle Assessment |
| SCWG | Supercritical Water Gasification |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SFE | Supercritical Fluid Extraction |
| SmF | Submerged Fermentation |
| SSF | Solid-State Fermentation |
| SWARA | Step-Wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis |
| SWE | Subcritical Water Extraction |
| TEA | Techno-Economic Analysis |
| TRL | Technology Readiness Level |
| UAE | Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction |
| UF | Ultrafiltration |
| UFA | Upcycled Food Association |
| UI | Upcycled Ingredient |
| VND | Vietnamese Dong |
| WRAP | Waste and Resources Action Programme |
| WTP | Willingness To Pay |
| USD | United Stated Dollar |