“Without help, a ring would form around the top, and there might even be sediment at the bottom of the bottle. The product would separate,” explains Bobbi Buford, global market development executive, Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, Tenn.
Weighting agents are used to solve the problem of “ringing” in beverages. They are ingredients that bring the density of the citrus oils very close to that of water so that beverage mixtures remain stable.