About the Authors

David C. Nieman

niemandc@appstate.edu

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Nicholas D. Gillitt

Affiliation Dole Nutrition Research Laboratory, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Dru A. Henson

Affiliation Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Wei Sha

Affiliation Bioinformatics Services Division, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

R. Andrew Shanely

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Amy M. Knab

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Lynn Cialdella-Kam

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Fuxia Jin

Affiliation Dole Nutrition Research Laboratory, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

DCN, DAH, WS, RAS, AMK, and LCK have no conflicts of interest to report other than funding to the university from Dole Foods. NDG and FJ are scientists in the Dole Nutrition Research Laboratory, and were a part of the research team conducting this study. 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: DCN NDG DAH WS RAS AMK LCK FJ. Performed the experiments: DCN NDG DAH WS RAS AMK LCK FJ. Analyzed the data: DCN WS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NDG DAH RAS AMK LCK FJ. Wrote the paper: DCN NDG DAH WS RAS AMK LCK FJ.