Described herein are solid delivery systems including a high-terpene-content essential oil entrapped in an extruded carbohydrate matrix, as well as methods for producing such solid delivery systems. Such solid delivery systems are useful, for example, in imparting flavor or fragrance to consumer products such as brewed beverages.

The present invention relates to encapsulation compositions and methods in which an encapsulate comprising hop oil components is encapsulated via melt extrusion in a glassy matrix containing a hop-derived acid which serves as an emulsifier to increase the hop oil loading.

The present invention relates to encapsulation compositions and methods in which an encapsulate comprising hop oil components is encapsulated via melt extrusion in a glassy matrix containing a hop-derived acid which serves as an emulsifier to increase the hop oil loading.

The present invention relates to novel applications of hop acids and formulations using hop acids. More specifically, the present invention relates to formulations comprising hop acids to stabilise or emulsify hop oils or other essential oils in aqueous media. We describe an aqueous emulsifiable composition comprising 0.01-5.00 wt % of at least one essential oil and 0.005-10.0 wt % of at least one hop acid, the balance being water. We also describe a method of stabilising or emulsifying an essential oil or mixture of essential oils. The method comprises mixing the essential oil or mixture of essential oils with at least one hop acid to form an essential oil and hop acid mixture and mixing the essential oil and hop acid mixture with water. We further describe the use, as an emulsifier, of a composition comprising at least one hop acid and beverages obtainable with the composition.

The present invention relates to novel applications of hop acids and formulations using hop acids. More specifically, the present invention relates to formulations comprising hop acids to stabilise or emulsify hop oils or other essential oils in aqueous media. We describe an aqueous emulsifiable composition comprising 0.01-5.00 wt % of at least one essential oil and 0.005-10.0 wt % of at least one hop acid, the balance being water. We also describe a method of stabilising or emulsifying an essential oil or mixture of essential oils. The method comprises mixing the essential oil or mixture of essential oils with at least one hop acid to form an essential oil and hop acid mixture and mixing the essential oil and hop acid mixture with water. We further describe the use, as an emulsifier, of a composition comprising at least one hop acid and beverages obtainable with the composition.