| AOAC | Association of Analytical Communities |
| CD3CN | Deuterated acetonitrile |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EU | European union |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| HPLC-DAD | High performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection |
| Htyr | Hydroxytyrosol |
| IOC | International olive council |
| IS | Internal standard |
| LC-HESI-HRMS | Liquid chromatography- heated electrospray ionization-high resolution mass spectrometry |
| LC-HRMS | Liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS(TQd) | Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (triple quadrupole) |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| ODS | Octadecyl-silica |
| OO | Olive oil |
| PF | Polar fraction |
| TOCSY | Total correlation spectroscopy |
| Tyr | Tyrosol |
| UHPLC | Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography |
| UHPLC-DAD | Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection |
| VOO | Virgin olive oil |