| AABA | Alpha-aminobutyric acid |
| AE | Adverse event |
| AER | Adverse event report |
| ARTG | Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
| BABA | Beta-aminobutyric acid |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CAERS | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Adverse Event Reporting System |
| CAS | Chemical Abstract Services |
| CP | C-peptide |
| CSR | Cochrane systematic review |
| DAEN | Database of Adverse Event Notifications |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DS | Dietary supplements |
| DSHEA | Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act |
| DSLD | Dietary Supplement Label Database |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FMG | Fermented milk containing GABA |
| GABA GABAA |
Gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA A receptor |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GAD | Glutamate decarboxylase |
| USPNF GC | USPNF General Chapter |
| GRN | GRAS notice |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| IGR | Immunoreactive glucagon |
| IR | Infrared |
| IRI | Immunoreactive insulin |
| JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
| JFRL | Japan Food Research Laboratories |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LNHPD | Licensed Natural Health Products Database |
| MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
| NNHPD | Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (Canada) |
| NDIN | New Dietary Ingredient Notification |
| NHPID | Natural Health Products Ingredients Database |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NLT | Not less than |
| NMT | Not more than |
| NNHPD | Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate |
| PSP | Pyridoxal phosphate |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| UNII | Unique Ingredient Identifier |
| UNPA | United Natural Products Alliance |
| USP | U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention |