HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) CONE OIL Property

Density 

d2525 0.825-0.926

FEMA 

2580 | HOPS OIL (HUMULUS LUPUS L.)

refractive index 

nD20 1.470-1.494

Odor

at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sharp green spicy sweet beer herbal

Odor Type

herbal

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, hop (8007-04-3)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H226Flammable liquid and vapour

H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) CONE OIL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

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.

Uses

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.