A roadside fruit juice stall became the centre of controversy after the vendor was accused of preparing mosambi juice (sweet lime juice) using chemicals instead of real fruits. The confrontation was captured on camera, and the video quickly began circulating online.
The incident sparked a heated debate. Some criticised the vendor for allegedly using a chemical mix, while others defended him, pointing out that big brands often sell similar products without facing the same scrutiny.
The Confrontation
The viral video, shared on Instagram, shows a group of people at the vendor’s stall demanding that he show how he prepares the juice. The vendor takes a glass of water, adds a spoon of powder from a box on his counter and stirs it. Within seconds, the water changes
colour, which resembles fresh mosambi juice. Witnesses claimed that the mixture even smelled like the real juice.
The crowd then insisted that the vendor drink the same juice he serves to customers. He gulps the glass in front of them. The vendor explains that the powder is simply a pre-mix or “masala,” implying it is a common ingredient rather than something unsafe.
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What People Are Saying Online
In the comments section, many social media users criticised the people confronting the vendor, pointing out that similar scrutiny rarely arises when big companies sell packaged juices.
One user commented, “When you drink Dabur Real juice, Tropicana juice and mango juice like Frooti, you never go after the manufacturers. The problem is not this guy but those millionaire industries that are openly selling chemicals under brand names, and you are buying them, drinking them, thinking they are healthy.”
Another added, “Just a small message to the creator of this video, if you really have guts, then visit the big companies that produce these chemicals, don’t trouble the small and poor people who earn from these products.”
“Only the weak and poor can get prosecuted in India. Large companies are doing it at mega levels and distributing their products across the country while paying taxes and getting a license to do so,” someone else said.
But not everyone defended the vendor. Some users stressed that people visit small juice stalls for fresh, natural drinks and not chemical mixtures.
“People go to these small vendors to get the real freshest juice. If these vendors use artificial chemicals, then what’s the need to go there? At the end, that vendor was doing wrong. Be aware of such vendors,” an individual said.
“Those who don’t want to drink packaged juice come here for real juice,” read another comment.
What Did Authorities Say?
Amid the online debate, the Instagram account that originally shared the video claimed that authorities inspected the stall. According to the account, the juice was made entirely from chemicals. It further mentioned that the vendor admitted to selling the fake juice to cut costs and boost profits.
