ANOVA	Analysis of variance
Ar	Argon gas
AT	Averaging time
BEC	Background equivalent concentration
BW	Body weight
C	Concentration of the investigated element in the analyzed beverage
CDI	Chronic Daily Intake
CIELAB	Commission Internationale de l’Éclairage L*a*b* color system
CRM	Certified reference material
CV	Coefficient of variation
DI	Daily intake rate
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity
ED	Exposure duration
EDI	Estimated Daily Intake
EF	Exposure frequency
EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
EU	European Union
GAE	Gallic acid equivalents
GI	Geographical Indication for spirit drinks
HCA	Hierarchical cluster analysis
He-KED	Helium kinetic energy discrimination mode
HI	Hazard Index
ICP-MS	Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
L*	Lightness parameter
a*	Red-green chromatic coordinate
b*	Yellow-blue chromatic coordinate
LoD	Limit of detection
LoQ	Limit of quantification
n	Number of replicate determinations or samples
NTU	Nephelometric turbidity units
PC1	First principal component
PC2	Second principal component
PCA	Principal component analysis
PTFE	Polytetrafluoroethylene
QA/QC	Quality assurance and quality control
QC	Quality control verification standard
R2	Coefficient of determination
RF	Radiofrequency
RfD	Oral reference dose
RSD	Relative standard deviation
SD	Standard deviation
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
TPC	Total phenolic content
THQ	Target Hazard Quotient
TTHQ	Total Target Hazard Quotient
UV–Vis	Ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry
v/v	Volume/volume ratio
WHO	World Health Organization
GS	Traditional grape Pălincă distillate
PS	Traditional plum Pălincă distillate
GH	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 1/3 honey, v/v
GH2	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 1/2 honey, v/v
GH3	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 2/3 honey, v/v
GH4	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 3/4 honey, v/v
PH	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 1/3 honey, v/v
PH2	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 1/2 honey, v/v
PH3	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 2/3 honey, v/v
PH4	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage with honey, 3/4 honey, v/v
GB	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage macerated with blackthorn fruits
GR	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage macerated with rosehips
GW	Experimental grape Pălincă-based beverage matured with plum wood
GHB	Mixed grape Pălincă-based beverage with honey and blackthorn fruits
PB	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage macerated with blackthorn fruits
PR	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage macerated with rosehips
PW	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage matured with plum wood
PRC	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage with fragmented rosehips
PFW	Experimental plum Pălincă-based beverage matured with mulberry wood
PHB	Mixed plum Pălincă-based beverage with honey and blackthorn fruits