| AAP | Auricularia auricula polysaccharide |
| APP | Auricularia polytricha polysaccharide |
| ARRIVE | Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| BMI | body mass index |
| D50 | median particle diameter |
| DES | deep eutectic solvent |
| DS | degree of substitution |
| EAI | emulsifying activity index |
| EMP | edible mushroom polysaccharide |
| ESI | emulsion stability index |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FMT | fecal microbiota transplantation |
| GLP | Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GRAS | generally recognized as safe |
| GRN | GRAS notice |
| HbA1c | glycated hemoglobin |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| HPGPC | high-performance gel-permeation chromatography |
| hsCRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IC50 | half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| INFOGEST | standardized static in vitro digestion protocol developed by the INFOGEST network |
| Km | body-surface-area dose conversion factor |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| Mw | weight-average molecular weight |
| NaDES | natural deep eutectic solvent |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NEFA | non-esterified fatty acids |
| OA | oleic acid |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| PDI | polydispersity index |
| pGI | predicted glycemic index |
| PYY | peptide YY |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| RDS | rapidly digestible starch |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| SPI | soy protein isolate |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| TFP | Tremella fuciformis polysaccharide |
| TG | triglyceride |
| TIDieR | Template for Intervention Description and Replication |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| ΔH | enthalpy change |