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- noun organic chemistry A bitter-tasting
chemical compound found in theresin ofmature hops (Humulus lupulus).
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Examples
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The aroma of annatto is dominated by the woody, dry terpene humulone, which is also found in hops.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The aroma of annatto is dominated by the woody, dry terpene humulone, which is also found in hops.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The important bittering compounds are the alpha acids humulone and lupulone.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The important bittering compounds are the alpha acids humulone and lupulone.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It’s both some what pungent from gingerol and relatives (paradols, shogaols), and faintly but pleasantly aromatic, with woody and evergreen notes (humulone and caryophyllene).
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It’s both some what pungent from gingerol and relatives (paradols, shogaols), and faintly but pleasantly aromatic, with woody and evergreen notes (humulone and caryophyllene).
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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