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

Amy M. Knab

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, 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

Kirk L. Pappan

Affiliation Metabolon, Inc., Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Fuxia Jin

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

Mary Ann Lila

Affiliation Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

Mary Ann Lila has a 6% equity in the Nutrasorb company (i.e., the company supplying the product for this study). The Rutgers University patent number for the Nutrasorb supplement is: PCT/US2011/28347. METHODS OF OBTAINING NATURAL PRODUCTS FROM COMESTIBLE FLUIDS AND METHODS OF USE. Provisional Application Filing date: March 15th 2010. PCT filed March 14th, 2011. Entered national phase September 2012. Kirk L. Pappan is an employee of Metabolon, Inc. Nicholas D. Gillitt and Fuxia Jin are scientists for Dole Foods, the company that funded the study. 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.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DCN NDG AMK RAS MAL. Performed the experiments: DCN NDG AMK RAS KLP FJ MAL. Analyzed the data: DCN KLP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NDG KLP FJ MAL. Wrote the paper: DCN NDG AMK RAS KLP FJ MAL.