| RH | relative humidity |
| OPA | o-phthalaldehyde |
| TVCs | total viable counts |
| MYP | mannitol egg yolk polymyxin |
| LF-NMR | low-field nuclear magnetic resonance |
| aw | Water activity |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| PV | peroxide value |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| OMb | oxymyoglobin |
| DMb | deoxymyoglobin |
| MMb | metmyoglobin |
| TVB-N | total volatile basic nitrogen |
| DTNB | 5,5′-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) |
| DNS | 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid |
| TCA | trichloroacetic acid |
| DH | degree of hydrolysis |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| A420 | absorbance at 420 nm |