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Brominated Vegetable Oil

What is Brominated Vegetable Oil?

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is vegetable oil that has had atoms of the element bromine bonded to it. [1]

Health Concerns

"About 10 percent of sodas sold in the US contain an additive called brominated vegetable oil (BVO), which has been banned in food throughout Europe and Japan. BVO is corn- or soybean oil bonded with the toxic element bromine." [2]



History

BVO was first patented by chemical companies as a flame retardant. [2]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Brominated Vegetable Oil


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Brominated Vegetable Oil".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Artificial & Possibly Unsafe

References
  1. Brominated vegetable oil - Wikipedia
  2. Beware of brominated vegetable oil in sodas - Mercola.com

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Brominated Soybean Oil

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  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJune 18, 2009 @ 5:39 AM

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