%R	percentage of reactivity
%Vg	percentage of gel volume
ACaS	Cumulated Area of the Spectrum with calcium
AIS	Cumulated Area of the Initial Spectrum without calcium
ALE	Alginate Like Exopolysaccharides
ALV	Alginate Low Viscosity
ALV+DNA	Alginate Low Viscosity with Deoxyribonucleic Acid
AU	Absorbance Units
BSA	Bovine Serum Albumin
BSA+ALV	Bovine Serum Albumin with Alginate Low Viscosity
BSA+DNA	Bovine Serum Albumin with Deoxyribonucleic Acid
BSA+ALV+DNA	Bovine Serum Albumin with Alginate Low Viscosity and Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
EPS	Extracellular Polymeric Substances
GI	Gelling Index
GF	gelling factor
R	reactivity
S1	raw extract
S’1	supernatant after acidic precipitation
S2	solubilized acidic precipitate
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
UV-vis	ultra violet-visible
Vg	gel volume
VS	Volatile Solids
Vt	initial total volume
Vs	liquid volume after calcium addition (supernatant after centrifugation)