What's in Your Beverage?

I had a Fresca with my Pizza tonight and happened to read the list of ingredients. They include, as expected, water, grapefruit juice, citric acid, and some preservatives, but how about this: “glycerol ester of wood rosin” and “brominated vegetable oil.” A little research disclosed that these are common ingredients in citrus-based sodas, which are used to stabilize the emulsion produced by mixing water and fruit oils. Anyone for a can of wood and vegetable oil? It’s yummy, really.