SWEDISH BITTERS FORMULAS
Many people know Swedish Bitters name, and heard about it's qualities, but what they might not know that Swedish Bitters have very different formulas. There are many different producers that are making Swedish Bitters, but although the name is the same, herbs used in the mix are different, and when buying Swedish Bitters it's really important to know the formula used in a mix.
We made a table of Most Popular Swedish Bitters Mixes providing you information about the herbs used in each mix for the following Swedish Bitters brand names such as: Maria Treben Lesser, Maria Treben Greater, Riviera Schwedenbitter, NatureWorks Amme's Herbal and Amalux "Paracelsus.
| INGREDIENT | FORMULA | |||||
| Maria Treben "Lesser" |
Maria Treben "Greater" |
Riviera Schwedenbitter |
NatureWorks Amme’s Herbal |
Amalux "Paracelsus" |
Stefan Zwerenz |
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| Acorus calamus | V | V | V | |||
| Aloe vera | V | V | V | V | ||
| Althaea (mallow) | V | |||||
| Archangelica angelica (angelica root) | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) | V | V | V | |||
| Black snake root (cohosh) | V | |||||
| Cardamom fruit | V | V | ||||
| Carlina acaulis (carline thistle root) | V | V | V | V | V | |
| Cinnamon bark | V | V | ||||
| Cinnamomum camphora (camphor) | V | V | V | V | V | |
| Commiphora (myrrh) | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary root) | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| Dandelion Root | V | |||||
| Diatomaceous earth | V | |||||
| Dittany | V | |||||
| Gentiana lutea (gentian root) | V | V | V | V | ||
| Gingko biloba | V | |||||
| Juglandaceae (walnut tree) | V | V | ||||
| Kandis (rock candy) | V | |||||
| Kaolin | V | |||||
| Licorice root | V | |||||
| Lycopodium | V | |||||
| Mace (nutmeg blossom) | V | V | ||||
| Manna | V | V | ||||
| Nutmeg | V | |||||
| Pimpinella | V | |||||
| Potentilla erecta (tormentilla root) | V | V | V | V | ||
| Purified infuscial earth | V | |||||
| Rhubarb root | V | V | V | V | V | |
| Safflower (carthamus tinctorius) | V | |||||
| Saffron | V | V | V | V | ||
| Senna leaves | V | V | V | V | V | |
| Theriac venezia (theriaca) | V | V | V | V | V | |
| Valerian root | V | V | ||||
| Veronica officinalis | V | |||||
| Viscum album (mistletoe) | V | |||||
| White horehound | V | |||||