| AA | amino acid |
| AD | apparent digestibility |
| ASR | absolute synthesis rate |
| AT | adipose tissue |
| BCAA | branched-chain amino acid |
| BV | biological value |
| BW | bodyweight |
| EAA | essential amino acid |
| EFN | endogenous fecal nitrogen |
| EUN | endogenous urinary nitrogen |
| F-pasta | faba bean-enriched pasta |
| FM | fat mass |
| FN | fecal nitrogen |
| L-pasta | lentil-enriched pasta |
| LM | lean mass |
| NB | nitrogen balance |
| NI | nitrogen intake |
| NPU | net protein utilization |
| P-pasta | split pea-enriched pasta |
| SMP | soluble milk proteins |
| TD | true digestibility |
| TIA | trypsin inhibitor activity |
| TMM | total skeletal muscle mass |
| UN | urinary nitrogen |