BVO ----- Brominated Vegetable Oil
Recently , there were reports saying that soft drink manufacturers like Pepsi and Coca Cola were asked to remove BVOs from their products.
Why do they use it ?
Soft drinks are actually acidified , sweetened water and the artificial colour and flavours added to it are not completely soluble in water. Hence they are first made to dissolve in vegetable oils.
To keep them intact for a longer period , they are brominated . But this bromine , inhibits the absorption of iodine by thyroid glands in our body .
Thus , it results in thyroidal problems . Thats why use of BVOs are banned in soft drinks.
Recently , there were reports saying that soft drink manufacturers like Pepsi and Coca Cola were asked to remove BVOs from their products.
Why do they use it ?
Soft drinks are actually acidified , sweetened water and the artificial colour and flavours added to it are not completely soluble in water. Hence they are first made to dissolve in vegetable oils.
To keep them intact for a longer period , they are brominated . But this bromine , inhibits the absorption of iodine by thyroid glands in our body .
Thus , it results in thyroidal problems . Thats why use of BVOs are banned in soft drinks.
