The drink has other additives like citric acid, glycerol ester of wood rosin and potassium benzoate to “Protect Taste,” as well as Yellow 5, an ingredient other chains like Panera have removed ...

Alternatives to BVO that may be used as stabilizing agents are sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB), glycerol ester of wood rosin, modified cellulose, acacia gum and locust bean gum.

According to the complaint, Farbest mislabels glycerol ester of gum rosin (GEGR) as glycerol ester of wood rosin (GEWR), which is sold at a higher price and approved as an additive in the EU ...