Nutritional Composition
The following tables and charts offer typical specifications and compositional
breakdown of various hemp food seed & oil products.

Nutritional Facts
Per 100g Serving
Whole
Hemp Seed
Hulled
Hemp Seed
Hemp
Seed Oil
Hemp Flour
Energy500kCal560 kCal725 kCal385 kCal
Protein23 g33 g0 g33 g
Total Fat31 g44 g99.9 g7 g
Saturated3 g5 g9.7 g0.7 g
Unsaturated28 g39 g90.2 g6.3 g
Carbohydrates34 g12 g0 g44.5 g
Dietary Fiber30 g7 gn/an/a
Sugars2 g3 gn/an/a
Ash6 g6 g0 g7.3 g
Moisture6 g5 g0.1 g8.2 g
Cholesterol0 g0 g0.0 g0.0 g
Minerals
Calcium75 mg12 mgn/a200 mg
Iron5 mg3 mgn/a23 mg
Sodium8 mg1.5 mgn/a15 mg
THC ContentNone DetectedNone DetectedNone DetectedNone Detected
 
Typical Specifications for Whole and Hulled hemp seeds, Hemp seed oil and Hemp Flour

Whole Hemp Seeds
Hulled Hemp Seeds
Hemp Seed Oil
Typical specification for Prairie Emerald Oil® hemp seed oil


Hemp Seed Oil
Fatty Acid Analysis
Saturated Fatty Acidsin % 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 acids9.7%
 
Unsaturated fatty acidsin % 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 acids90.20%
 
Chemical Analysis
Vitamin E100-150 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

Comparison of Dietary Oils

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
Oils Containing GLA (percent of total EFAs)
  • Hemp 2.5-3.5%
  • Evening Primrose 9%
  • Borage 24%

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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