| AA | arachidonic acid |
| AEA | N-arachidonoylethanolamide or anandamide |
| ALA | α-linolenic acid |
| Buglos | Buglossoides arvensis oil |
| CE | collision energy |
| CV | cone voltage |
| DAD | diode array detector |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DHEA | N-docosahexaenoylethanolamide |
| DPA | docosapentanoic acid |
| DTA | docosatetraenoic acid |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| EPEA | N-eicosapentaenoylethanolamide |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| ETA | eicosatrienoic acid |
| FA | fatty acids |
| FAMEs | fatty acid methyl esters |
| FID | flame ionization detector |
| FO | fish oil |
| GLA | γ-linolenic acid |
| HUFA | high unsaturated fatty acids |
| LA | linoleic acid |
| LAA | lauric acid |
| LEA | N-linoleoylethanolamide |
| LSO | linseed oil |
| MA | myristic acid |
| MilkFat | milk fat diet |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NAE | N-acylethanolamides |
| Nanno | Nannochloropsis microalga oil |
| OA | oleic acid |
| OEA | N-oleoylethanolamide |
| PEA | N-palmitoylethanolamine |
| PI | product ion |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| SAFA | saturated fatty acids |
| Schy | Schizochytrium microalga oil |
| SDA | stearidonic acid |
| SA | stearic acid |
| SEA | N-stearoylethanolamide |
| VAT | visceral adipose tissue. |