bottled juice drinks had silica on the ingredients list, to give the appearance of having some sediment Are you sure it isn't used for the opposite reason? Sil

bottled juice drinks had silica on the ingredients list, to give the appearance of having some sediment Are you sure it isn't used for the opposite reason? Silicon Dioxide (silica) can be used as a suspending agent, so seems like it may have been added to prevent the natural sediment from collecting at the bottom.