| AA | Amino acid |
| ADG | Average daily gain |
| Ala | Alanine |
| Arg | Argnine |
| Asp | Aspartic acid |
| BW | Body weight |
| DEPC | Diethylpyrocarbonate |
| EAAI | Essential AA index |
| FFAR3 | Free fatty acid receptor 3 |
| F:G | Feed:gain |
| GCN2 | General control nonderepressible 2 |
| Glu | Glutamic acid |
| Gly | Glycine |
| GPRC6A | G protein coupled receptor family C group 6 member A |
| His | Histidine |
| Ile | Isoleucine |
| Leu | Leucine |
| Lys | Lysine |
| MAP4K3 | Mitogen activated protein 4 kinase 3 |
| Met, | Methionine; |
| MDL | Musca domestica larvae |
| FFAR3 | Free fatty acid receptor 3 |
| mGluR | Metabotropic glutamate receptors |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| PAT1 | Proton coupled amino acid transporter 1 |
| PAT2 | Proton coupled amino acid transporter 2 |
| Phe | Phenylalanine |
| PIK3C3 | Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase catalytic subunit type 3 |
| PLCβ2, Gβγ | Mediated phospholipase C β2 |
| Pro | Proline |
| Y+LAT1 | L type amino acid transporter 1 |
| S6K1 | Ribosome protein subunit 6 kinase 1 |
| Ser | Serine |
| SNAT2 | Sodium dependent neutral amino acid transporter 2 |
| T1R3 | Taste 1 receptor member 3 |
| Thr | Threonine |
| TM | Tenebrio molitor |
| TRPM5 | Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5 |
| TRPV1 | The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 |
| Tyr | Tyrosine |
| Val | Valine |
| ZM | Zophobas morio |