HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) CONE OIL

Description

Refer to HOPS, EXTRACT.

Chemical properties

The oil is present in hops in amounts of approximately 0.5%; yields after distillation range around 0.25%. The oil exhibits different physical–chemical constants depending on the source.

The Uses of HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) CONE OIL

In beer brewing; oil in hair rinses and bath preparations.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Humulus lupulus, Moraceae.

Essential oil composition

The oil contains β-myrcene, dipentene, α- and β-carophyllene, humulone, linalool, methyl nonyl ketone and other substances (Burdock, 1997). The volatile oil primarily is composed of humulene (α-caryophyllene), myrcene, β-caryophyllene and farnesene, which account for more than 90% of the oil fraction.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: floral, sweet, fruity, slightly green tagette, with a herbaceous, terpy and woody vegetative note

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5.0 ppm: floral, sweet, fruity, woody, citrus terpy with a tropical nuance.