| ACN | acetonitrile |
| AE | American elderberry |
| APCI | atmospheric pressure chemical ionization |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CNGs | cyanogenic glycosides |
| CNS | cyanogenic standards |
| EE | European elderberry |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| FA | formic acid |
| HCN | hydrogen cyanide |
| HPLC-DAD | High-performance liquid chromatography with photo diode array detectors |
| LLOQ | lower limit of quantification |
| LLOD | lower limit of detection |
| ME | matrix effect |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| RE | recovery |
| RT | retention time |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SIR | selected ion recording |
| S/N | signal to noise ration |
| SPE | solid-phase extraction |
| TCP | total cyanogenic potential |
| UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS | Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry |
| ULOQ | upper limit of quantification |
| UV-Vis | ultraviolet visible spectrophotometry |