About the Authors

Ida M. Smith

Affiliations Health & Nutrition Division Discovery, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Jeffrey E. Christensen

Affiliation Health & Nutrition Division Discovery, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark

Nils Arneborg

Affiliation Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Lene Jespersen

lj@food.ku.dk

Affiliation Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts to declare. IMS and JEC are employees of Chr. Hansen A/S, a manufacturer of probiotic products, and the described work was carried out at Chr. Hansen A/S facilities in Hørsholm, Denmark. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IMS JEC NA LJ. Performed the experiments: IMS JEC. Analyzed the data: IMS JEC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IMS JEC. Wrote the paper: IMS.