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 it maintains its composition even after long storage period. It contains no nitrates , pesticides or polar bitter substances which cause beer ageing.
• Content of hop resins in the extract, wt. %:
  • total resins up to 97,
  • soft resins up to 93 (α-acids up to 49, β fraction up to 44),
  • hard resins up to 4.
• • Production of plant extracts with the use of carbon dioxide under supercritical conditions meets the requirements of HACCP Codex Alimentarius standard.