Hop comparison
Belma vs Mandarina Bavaria
Belma is an aroma hop from USA; Mandarina Bavaria is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 8–12% for Belma versus 7–10% for Mandarina Bavaria, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–2.5 versus 1.2–2.1 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: grapefruit. Belma adds bright strawberry, melon, orange; Mandarina Bavaria, sweet tangerine, citrus fruit, tangerine. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Belma | Mandarina Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | USA | Germany |
| Year | – | 2012 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 8–12 | 7–10 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–8 | 4–7 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34–38 | 31–33 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–2.5 | 1.2–2.1 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 40–60 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 5–15 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 5–10 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.1 | 0–0.1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.1–0.6 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, sweet |
| Descriptors | bright strawberry, melon, orange, floral, grapefruit | sweet tangerine, citrus fruit, tangerine, grapefruit, bubblegum |
| Sources | 1 | 3 |
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