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. 2026 Oct 10;18(20):3321. doi: 10.3390/nu18203321
Abbreviation Definition
AIN-93M American Institute of Nutrition-93 Maintenance Diet
ANOVA Analysis of Variance
BMD Bone Mineral Density
Ca Calcium
CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate
Ca/P Calcium-to-Phosphorus Ratio
CCa Calcium Citrate Group
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
Ctrl Ovariectomized Control Group
Ct.Th Cortical Thickness
ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
CI Confidence Interval
BF-STEM Bright Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Fmax Maximum Compressive Failure Load
FWHM Full Width at Half Maximum
HA Hydroxyapatite
ICP-OES Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry
LMCC Whey–Opuntia ficus-indica Mucilage Nanospheres (Complex Coacervate)
LMMix Whey–Opuntia ficus-indica Mucilage Physical Mixture
LXCC Whey–Tamarindus indica Xyloglucan Nanospheres (Complex Coacervate)
LXMix Whey–Tamarindus indica Xyloglucan Physical Mixture
MOF Opuntia ficus-indica Mucilage
NOM Mexican Official Standard (Norma Oficial Mexicana)
OVX Ovariectomized
P Phosphorus
PDI Polydispersity Index
Pmax Maximum Load during Three-Point Bending Test
RANKL Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κB Ligand
SCFAs Short-Chain Fatty Acids
SD Standard Deviation
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
SE(UL) Secondary Electron Imaging
Tb.Sp Trabecular Separation
Tb.Th Trabecular Thickness
XLG Tamarindus indica Xyloglucan
XRD X-ray Diffraction
ζ-potential Zeta Potential