Hops Extract Powder

Hops Extract Powder is a dry botanical extract produced from the female cones, or strobiles, of Humulus lupulus L. in the Cannabaceae family. It differs from milled hop flower, brewing pellets, hop oil, and isolated hop phytochemicals, providing a concentrated powder format for dietary supplement and functional formulation projects.

Essencefield supplies grades containing 2.5%, 5%, and 10% total flavonoids. These concentrations allow formulators to balance marker level, ingredient weight, sensory impact, and available formulation space. The standard commercial format is a fine yellow-brown to brown powder with no added drying carrier, an 80-mesh particle profile, and water-dispersible behavior.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0377 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Flower Extracts Tags: Dietary Supplements, Flavonoids, Hops, Humulus lupulus, Xanthohumol

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

The extract is obtained from Humulus lupulus female flower cones containing lupulin-bearing structures rich in bitter acids, polyphenols, flavonoids, and prenylated flavonoids. Extraction and concentration distinguish this ingredient from whole hop flower powder. It should also be separated commercially from hop essential oil and purified compounds derived from hops, which require different specifications and analytical controls.

Available grades differ primarily in marker concentration. The 2.5% material provides a lower-strength option where formulation space is less restrictive, while 5% offers a practical intermediate concentration for many supplement formats. The 10% grade delivers more marker per unit weight and can be useful when lower ingredient inclusion is preferred.

The powder has a naturally bitter, herbal, slightly resinous sensory profile and a yellow-brown to brown color that can affect finished-product taste and appearance. It is dispersible in water but should not be treated as an inherently clear-soluble ingredient. Flavor masking, wetting, dispersion, turbidity, and sedimentation should therefore be evaluated according to the finished dosage form.

Application Areas

Capsules & Tablets

The extract is used in single-ingredient and multi-botanical supplements. Higher-strength grades can help reduce ingredient weight where capsule volume or tablet mass places limits on formulation space.

Gummies

Hops extract can be incorporated into gummy formulations requiring a defined botanical marker. Development work should consider bitterness, natural brown coloration, addition temperature, finished pH, and flavor-masking requirements.

Powder Blends & Sachets

The fine dry powder can be used in botanical blends and sachets. Differences in particle size and bulk density between ingredients should be considered to support blend uniformity and reduce segregation.

Functional Beverages

Water-dispersible material can be evaluated in powdered and ready-to-mix beverage concepts. Formulators should assess wetting, turbidity, sedimentation, finished pH, flavor compatibility, and physical stability under the intended processing conditions.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Product Name	Hops Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Humulus lupulus L.
Botanical Family	Cannabaceae
Common Name	Hops / Common Hop
Plant Part	Female cones / strobiles
Ingredient Type	Botanical extract
Product Form	Dry extract powder
Available Grades	2.5% · 5% · 10% Total Flavonoids
Primary Commercial Grade	5% Total Flavonoids
Appearance	Yellow-brown to brown fine powder
Carrier	No added drying carrier
Particle Size	80 mesh
Moisture	≤5.0%
Bulk Density	Approx. 0.3–0.4 g/cm³
Water Behavior	Water-dispersible
Sensory Profile	Bitter, herbal, slightly resinous
Shelf Life	24 months
Bulk Packaging	25 kg

Marker Compounds & Standardization

The commercial specification is based on the measured concentration of the broader hop flavonoid fraction rather than on one individual phytochemical. This is important when comparing supplier specifications because a grouped flavonoid assay and a compound-specific assay describe different analytical properties.

Hop cones naturally contain several constituent families, including α-acids such as humulone and cohumulone, β-acids related to lupulone, polyphenols, and prenylated flavonoids. Xanthohumol is a characteristic hop constituent, but its individual level should not be inferred from the broader marker specification.

Extract ratio represents a separate commercial concept. A ratio such as 10:1 describes the relationship between botanical starting material and resulting extract during manufacturing; it does not independently establish marker concentration, carrier level, or equivalence to an assay-defined grade.

For procurement, the most useful comparison points are therefore marker specification, assay definition, carrier status, particle characteristics, and physical performance, rather than treating ratio extracts and assay-defined materials as interchangeable.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should verify botanical identity, plant part, marker assay, carrier status, particle profile, and physical consistency against the approved material. QA teams should also ensure that the analytical method and reporting basis remain consistent across qualified lots, since results generated by different assay systems may not be directly comparable.

Physical behavior is particularly important during formulation. The standard powder has an 80-mesh particle profile and an approximate 0.3–0.4 g/cm³ bulk density, which can influence capsule fill volume, powder flow, and blend behavior. Its characteristic bitterness and natural brown coloration may also affect directly consumed dosage forms. In aqueous systems, dispersion should be evaluated separately from true dissolution.

Scale-up requirements depend on the finished format. Dry supplement projects should examine blend uniformity, flow, fill-weight consistency, and compression behavior. Lower inclusion levels of concentrated material may benefit from controlled premixing. Gummies and beverages require additional evaluation of bitterness, color, mixing temperature, pH, wetting, sedimentation, and physical stability.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports product evaluation, formulation trials, commercial orders, and ongoing ingredient supply. Packaging, storage, and shipping arrangements are determined by product characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.