| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ADI | Acceptable daily intake |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| DM | % Dry matter |
| DPPH | 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals |
| EFSA | The European Food Safety Authority |
| FAO | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| GFP | Good Farming Practice |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LW-MWP | Low molecular weight peptides |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| NCDs | Non-communicable diseases |
| NF-κB | Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOAEL | No-observed-adverse-effect level |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UN | The United Nations |