| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AOAC | Association of Official Agricultural Chemists |
| CA | caffeic acid |
| DHPA | 3,4-dihydrophenylacetic acid |
| DAD | diode array detector |
| EU | European Union |
| F-C | Folin-Ciocalteu |
| FLD | fluorescence detector |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| HPLC-DAD | high performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detector |
| Htyr | Hydroxytyrosol |
| ICH | International Conference on Harmonization |
| IOC | International Olive Council |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| MS | mean square |
| PF | polar fraction |
| ROO | refined olive oil |
| RSD | relative standard deviation |
| SD | standard deviation |
| MS/MS | tandem mass spectrometry |
| SS | sum of squares |
| Tyr | Tyrosol |
| UHPLC | ultra-high performance liquid chromatography |
| UHPLC-MS | ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| VOO | virgin olive oil |