About the Authors

Gabriella A. M. Ten Have

Affiliations Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America, Department of Surgery, Nutrition and Toxicology Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Pieter C. van der Pijl

Affiliation Unilever Research & Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Arie K. Kies

Affiliation DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, The Netherlands

Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

nep.deutz@ctral.org

Affiliations Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America, Department of Surgery, Nutrition and Toxicology Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: PCP is an employee of Unilever, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. AKK is an employee of DSM at the DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, The Netherlands. This study was funded in part by DSM Food Specialties. DSM Food Specialties is the manufacturer of the study substance. There are no patents, products in development or further marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GAMT PCP AKK NEPD. Performed the experiments: GAMT NEPD. Analyzed the data: GAMT PCP AKK NEPD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GAMT NEPD AKK NEPD. Wrote the paper: GAMT NEPD AKK NEPD.