Application

Hop extract is used in brewing, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

Characteristics

• Hop extract is a concentrated extract of bitter resins, essential oils and tannins contained in hops. It is very stable and shows no signs of content change even after long storage period. It contains neither nitrates , pesticides nor polar bitter substances which cause beer ageing.
• Content of hop resins in the extract, wt. %:
  • o total resins up to 97,
  • o soft resins up to 93 (α-acids up to 49, β fraction up to 44),
  • o hard resins up to 4.
• Production of plant extracts with the use of carbon dioxide in supercritical conditions meets the requirements of HACCP Codex Alimentarius standard.