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Hemp Nutritional Composition
Hemp Nutritional Composition
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Hemp
Seed Oil |
Hemp Flour |
| Energy |
500kCal |
560 kCal |
725 kCal |
385 kCal |
| Protein |
23 g |
33 g |
0 g |
33 g |
| Total Fat |
31 g |
44 g |
99.9 g |
7 g |
| Saturated |
3 g |
5 g |
9.7 g |
0.7 g |
| Unsaturated |
28 g |
39 g |
90.2 g |
6.3 g |
| Carbohydrates |
34 g |
12 g |
0 g |
44.5 g |
| Dietary Fiber |
30 g |
7 g |
n/a |
n/a |
| Sugars |
2 g |
3 g |
n/a |
n/a |
| Ash |
6 g |
6 g |
0 g |
7.3 g |
| Moisture |
6 g |
5 g |
0.1 g |
8.2 g |
| Cholesterol |
0 g |
0 g |
0.0 g |
0.0 g |
| Minerals |
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| Calcium |
75 mg |
12 mg |
n/a |
200 mg |
| Iron |
5 mg |
3 mg |
n/a |
23 mg |
| Sodium |
8 mg |
1.5 mg |
n/a |
15 mg |
| THC Content |
None Detected |
None Detected |
None Detected |
None Detected |
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| Typical Specifications for Whole
and Hulled hemp seeds, Hemp seed oil and Hemp Flour |
Hemp Seed Oil
Typical specification for Prairie Emerald Oil® hemp
seed oil
Hemp Seed Oil
Fatty Acid Analysis |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
in % of total fatty acids |
Palmitic acid (16:0)
Margaric acid (17:0)
Stearic acid (18:0)
Arachidic acid (20:0)
Behenic acid (22:0)
Lignoceric (24:0) |
6.50%
0.03%
2.50%
0.40%
0.20%
0.06% |
| Total saturated fatty acids |
9.7% |
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| Unsaturated fatty acids |
in % of total fatty acids |
Palmitoleic (16:1)
Oleic acid (18:1 omega-9)
Linoleic acid (18:2 omega-6)
gamma-Linolenic acid (18:3 omega-6)
alpha-Linolenic acid (18:3 omega-3)
Stearidonic acid (18:4 omega-3)
Eicosaenoic acid (20:1) |
0.12%
10.50%
55.20%
3.10%
20.00%
1.20%
0.50% |
| Total unsaturated fatty acids |
90.20% |
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| Chemical Analysis |
| Vitamin E |
100-150 mg/100g (mostly
gamma-tocopherol) 13-20 IU/100g (as alpha-tocopherol equivalents) |
Chlorophyll
THC content
Specific gravity
Iodine value
Peroxide value
Free Fatty Acids
Phosphatides
Smoke Point
Melting Point
Cholesterol |
50-20 ppm
None Detected
0.92 kg/l
110
0.3 meg/kg
1.50% (as oleic acid)
100-400 ppm
330 °F (165 °C)
18 °F (-8 °C)
none |
| Note: 1 ppm (part per
million) = 1 mg/kg = 1 mcg/g |
Hemp seed oil has been dubbed, "Nature's most
perfectly balanced oil" due to the fact that it contains the perfectly
balanced 3:1 ratio of both the required essential fatty acids (EFAs) for
long term human consumption.
Omega 6 -Linoleic Acid (LA) : Omega 3 - Linolenic Acid (LNA).
Hemp oil is also an excellent source of the LA derivative
super-polyunsaturated
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) at 2.5-3% of volume** Based on EFA composition
noted in research crop reports conducted in Manitoba and Canada during the
last three years. |
Oils Containing both Omega 6 and
Omega 3 (ratio)
- Hemp 3:1 (deemed optimum)
- Flax 1:4
- Canola 2:1
- Soybean 7:1
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Oils Containing GLA (percent of
total EFAs)
- Hemp 2.5-3.5%
- Evening Primrose 9%
- Borage 24%
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Only Hemp seed oil contains Omega 6, Omega 3 and GLA
Only Hemp seed oil contains 75-80% polyunsaturated fatty acids - highest in
the plant kingdom and unique among seed oils. |
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