Why Is Brominated Used?

Brominated vegetable oil is used primarily to help emulsify citrus-flavored soft drinks, preventing them from separating during distribution. ... The droplets containing BVO remain suspended in the water rather than separating and floating at the surface.

Why is BVO used?

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO for short) is a food additive sometimes used to keep citrus flavoring from separating out in sodas and other beverages.

Where is brominated used?

Products containing bromine are used in agriculture and sanitation and as fire retardants (chemicals that help prevent things from catching fire). Some bromine-containing compounds were historically used as sedatives (drugs that can make people calm or sleepy).

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