DS	Degree of Substitution
GRAS	Generally Recognized As Safe
GAB	Guggenheim–Anderson de Boer model
XPS	X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray Diffraction
DSC	Differential Scanning Calorimetry
AGU	Anhydrous Glucose Unit
AS	Amaranth Starch
ASL	Amaranth Starch Laurate
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance