Leivers, Shaun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4032-2464
Nilsson, Astrid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-197X
Haugen, John-Erik https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-2629
Høst, Vibeke https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1668-5630
Nersten, Solveig
Wetterhus, Elin Merete
Rødbotten, Rune https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4775-8954
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nofima the food research institute
Article History
Received: 5 November 2024
Revised: 28 March 2025
Accepted: 19 April 2025
First Online: 28 May 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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