| ALA | Linolenic acid |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DW | Dry weight |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| FAMEs | Fatty acid methyl esters |
| Fx | Fucoxanthine |
| GC-FID | Gas chromatography with flame ionization detector |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| logP | octanol/water partition coefficient |
| PUFAs | Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| SDA | Stearidonic acid |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy. |