| AAS | Amino Acid Score |
| ALA | alpha-linolenic acid |
| ANFs | Factors anti-nutritional factors |
| ASF | Animal-Source Foods |
| BCO1 | β-carotene dioxygenase 15,15′-monooxygenase |
| BCO2 | β-carotene dioxygenase 9′,10′-monooxygenase |
| CPP | Casein Phosphopeptides |
| DBP | Vitamin D-Binding Protein |
| DCYTB | Reductase duodenal cytochrome B |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DIAAS | Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score |
| DMT1 | Metal transporter bivalent 1 |
| EBM | Evidence-Based Medicine |
| EGCG | Gallate epigallocatechin |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| HCP1 | Protein transporting heme 1 |
| IF | Intrinsic Factor |
| LAB | lactic acid bacteria |
| LAL | Lysinoalanine |
| LIP | Labile Iron Pool |
| MMA | Methylmalonic acid |
| MPS | Muscle Protein Synthesis |
| PDCAAS | Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score |
| RAE | Equivalent activity retinol |
| RCT | Randomized test controlled |
| SCD | Subacute connected degeneration core |
| SNP | Polymorphism single nucleotide |
| VDR | Vitamin D Receptor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZIP4 | Zinc transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) |
| ZnT1 | Zinc transporter ZnT1 (SLC30A1) |