| ACE | Angiotensin I-converting enzyme |
| ANC | Antinutritional compound |
| BAD | Bcl-2-associated death promoter |
| Bcl-2 | B cell lymphoma 2 |
| BIRC7 | Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 7 |
| CCK | Cholecystokinin |
| CDK4 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| CE | Cholesterol ester |
| CPH | Chickpea protein hydrolysate |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| CYP7A1 | Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| FRB | Fermented rice bran |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |
| HMGR | 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |
| LPH | Lentil protein hydrolysate |
| oxLDL | Oxidative products of LDL |
| p27Kip | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B |
| PHA | Phytohaemagglutinin |
| PCSK9 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| RPI | Rice protein isolate |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acids |
| SHR | Spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| SSP | Seed storage proteins |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| TRB | Thermolysin-digested rice bran |
| VLDL-C | Very-low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |