| BMC | bisdemethoxycurcumin |
| CUR | Curcumin |
| CCMs | Curcuminoids |
| DMC | Demethoxycurcumin |
| FT | Fourier transform |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| HPTLC | High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography |
| IR | Infrared |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| TLC | Thin layer chromatography |
| uHPLC | Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet/visible |