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    What is brominated vegetable oil, and why is it only found in orange soda?

    Question #119071. Asked by star_gazer. (Dec 02 10 8:42 AM)


    Zbeckabee

    		Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is vegetable oil that has had atoms of the element bromine bonded to it.

    Brominated vegetable oil is used as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored soft drinks to help natural fat-soluble citrus flavors stay suspended in the drink and to produce a cloudy appearance. BVO has been used by the soft drink industry since 1931.

    The addition of bromine increases the density of the oil, and the amount of bromine is carefully controlled to achieve a density that is the same as the water in the drink. As a result, the BVO remains suspended in the water instead of forming separate layers.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brominated_vegetable_oil

    Dec 02 10, 2:59 PM

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