# Besides beer, are hops used in anything else?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 14, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273 "2010-08-14T20:31:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273/21 "2010-08-16T08:17:24Z")

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Hops are one of the main ingredients in kangaroos.

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273/22 "2010-08-16T08:23:38Z")

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> [@Richard\_Pearse](#):
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> Hops are one of the main ingredients in kangaroos.

You win 🙂

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**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273/23 "2010-08-16T09:25:46Z")

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Does the yeast extract that makes Vegemite, Promite, Marmite etc come from hops?

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273/24 "2010-08-16T11:05:13Z")

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> [@coremelt](#):
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> Does the yeast extract that makes Vegemite, Promite, Marmite etc come from hops?

Er, no, it comes from yeast, hence the name. 🙂

Another use for hops is tying strings of dried ones up in pubs to give a faux-country-local air…

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