Vitamin analysis of hops and dry hopped beers

Hops are known as the spice of beer and traditionally used as a minor ingredient in the brewing of beer. Perhaps because of its low use rate, very little has been reported in the literature regarding what vitamins are present in hops.

Recently we analyzed the vitamin composition of the hop variety, Super Galena. That analysis showed this hop to contain B-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A at a concentration of 1,880 IU/100g, which is equivalent to 47 ug/100 g. Hops also contained Choline, a water soluble vitamin-like essential nutrient responsible for synthesis of phospholipids in cell membranes, methyl metabolism, and acetylcholine synthesis and it was present at 111 mg/100g.

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