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HEMPSEED NUTRITION |
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CANNABINACEAE Cannabis sativa cv Finola |
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Hemp Oil
Profile |
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Typical
nutritional content (%) |
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% FATTY
ACIDS |
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Whole seed |
Seed meal |
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Oil |
35.5 |
11.1 |
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saturated |
5 |
Palmitic |
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Protein |
24.8 |
33.5 |
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saturated |
2 |
Steraic |
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Carbohydrates |
27.6 |
42.6 |
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18:1 omega-9 |
9 |
Oleic |
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Moisture |
6.5 |
5.6 |
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18:2 omega-6 |
* 56 |
Linoleic |
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Ash |
5.6 |
7.2 |
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18:3 omega-3 |
* 22 |
alpha-Linolenic |
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18:3 omega-6 |
4 |
gamma-Linolenic |
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Total Fibre % |
27.6 |
42.6 |
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18:4 omega-3 |
2 |
Stearidonic |
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Digestible |
5.4 |
16.4 |
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Non-digestible |
22.2 |
26.2 |
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Polyunsaturated |
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2.5 |
n6/n3 ratio |
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Energy (kJ/100g) |
2200 |
1700 |
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* EFA (Essental Fatty Acid) |
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AMINO ACIDS g/100g |
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Alanine |
Ala |
1.28 |
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HEMPSEED |
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Arginine |
Arg |
3.10 |
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vitamins and
minerals mg/100g |
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Aspartic acid |
Asp |
2.78 |
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90 |
Vitamin E |
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Cystine |
Cys |
0.41 |
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0.4 |
Thiamine (B1) |
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Glutamic acid |
Glu |
4.57 |
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0.1 |
Riboflavin (B2) |
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Glycine |
Gly |
1.14 |
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1160 |
Phosphorous (P) |
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Histidine * |
His |
0.71 |
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859 |
Potassium (K) |
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Isoleucine * |
Lso |
0.98 |
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483 |
Magnesium (Mg) |
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Leucine * |
Leu |
1.72 |
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145 |
Calcium (Ca) |
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Lysine * |
Lys |
1.03 |
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14 |
Iron (Fe) |
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Methionine * |
Met |
0.58 |
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12 |
Sodium (Na) |
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Phenylalanine * |
Phe |
1.17 |
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7 |
Manganese (Mn) |
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Proline |
Pro |
1.15 |
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7 |
Zinc (Zn) |
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Serine |
Ser |
1.27 |
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2 |
Copper (Cu) |
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Threonine * |
Thr |
0.88 |
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Tryptophan * |
Try |
0.20 |
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IU per pound |
16,800 |
Vitamin A |
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Tyrosine |
Tyr |
0.86 |
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IU/100g |
100 |
Vitamin D |
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Valine * |
Val |
1.28 |
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* Essential amino acids |
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THC:
delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol < 10mg/kg |
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Hempseed
is an excellent source of nutrition. Indications from traditional Chinese
medicine, recent anecdotal reports and modern |
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human
clinical trials agree that hempseed has health promoting properties that are
supported by results from nutritional analyses |
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of
the seed, oil and seed meal. In particular, the healing properties of
hempseed can be attributed to high levels of EFAs and |
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other
PUFAs in the oil, in addition to a rich source of important amino acids in an
easily digested protein. |
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Recent
feeding trials with fish, hens and ruminants, in addition to empirical
observations over thousands of years, have effectively |
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demonstrated
that hempseed and its derivatives are useful in animal feed as well. |
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Subjective
concerns over THC in hemp foods are not supported by scientific evidence. |
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