I  learned lately that some flavors of Gatorade contain brominated vegetable oil (BVO), which is employed to maintain citrus flavor oils evenly distributed in the drink (they would naturally rise to the surface).  BVO is also utilised in citrus-flavored soft drinks such as Mountain Dew, Powerade, Pineapple and Orange Fanta, Sun Drop, Squirt, and Fresca.

The brominated vegetable oil “typically” comes from soy beans. I’m concerned about the word “typically”, and I wonder if other oils are sometimes utilized, like peanut, canola, sunflower, cottonseed, or corn oil.

If you are allergic to soy, there is sufficient allergen in these merchandise to cause an allergic reaction. I know of 1 soy allergic child who went into anaphylactic shock from Gatorade due to the soybean oil.

I was surprised to find out that Gatorade is lactose free, gluten free of charge, and sulphite cost-free. Gatorade does include corn syrup.

Sources:

http://www.gatorade.com/frequently_asked_concerns/default.aspx, accessed 6 September 2011.

http://www.livestrong.com/write-up/43161-list-ingredients-gatorade/, accessed 6 September 2011.

http://wardmulroy.com/gatorade/DOCS/1/content material(9).html#ans12,

accessed 10 September 2011

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