About the Authors

Daniëlle M. P. H. J. Boesten

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniëlle M. P. H. J. Boesten, Alvin Berger

danielle.boesten@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Department of Toxicology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Alvin Berger

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniëlle M. P. H. J. Boesten, Alvin Berger

Current address: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Affiliation Global Food Research, Cargill, Wayzata, Minnesota, United States of America

Peter de Cock

Affiliation Cargill RandD Center Europe, Vilvoorde, Belgium

Hua Dong

Affiliation Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Bruce D. Hammock

Affiliation Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Gertjan J. M. den Hartog

Affiliation Department of Toxicology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Aalt Bast

Affiliation Department of Toxicology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

Research was financially supported by Cargill, the employer of Alvin Berger and Peter de Cock. Erythritol was provided by Cargill. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DB GdH A. Berger. Performed the experiments: DB HD. Analyzed the data: DB GdH A. Bast HD BH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DB GdH A. Bast HD BH. Wrote the paper: DB GdH A. Bast A. Berger PdC.