Hemp Oil Canada Inc. - Hemp Food Nutritional Composition & Comparison

Hemp Food Nutritional Composition

The following tables and charts offer typical specifications and compositional breakdowns of various hemp seed and oil products.

Typical Specfiications for Whole and Hulled Hemp Seeds, Hemp Seed Oil and Hemp Flour

Nutritional Facts Per 100g Serving	Whole Hemp Seed	Hulled Hemp Seed	Hemp Seed Oil	Hemp Flour
Energy	500 kCal	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	9.7g	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
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

Whole vs. Hulled Hemp Seed Composition Chart

Hemp Seed Oil Fatty Acid Analysis

Saturated Fatty Acids	in % of total fatty acids
Palmitic acid (16:0)	6.50%
Margaric acid (17:0)	0.03%
Stearic acid (18:0)	2.50%
Arachidic acid (20:0)	0.40%
Behenic acid (22:0)	0.20%
Lignoceric (24:0)	0.06%
Total saturated fatty acids	9.7%

Unsaturated fatty acids	in % of total fatty acids
Palmitoleic (16:1)	12%
Oleic acid (18:1 omega-9)	10.50%
Linoleic acid (18:2 omega-6)	3.10%
alpha-Linolenic acid (18:3 omega-3)	20.0%
Stearidonic acid (18:4 omega-3)	1.20%
Eicosaenoic acid (20:1)	0.50%
Total unsaturated fatty acids	90.20%

Chemical Analysis
Vitamin E	100-150 mg/100g (mostly gamma-tocopherol) 13-20 IU/100g (as alpha-tocopherol equivalents)
Chlorophyll	50-20 ppm
THC Content	Non Detected
Specific gravity	0.92 kg/l
Iodine value	110
Peroxide value	0.3 meg/kg
Free Fatty Acids	1.50% (as oleic acid)
Phosphatides	100-400 ppm
Smoke Point	330 °F (165 °C)
Melting Point	18 °F (-8 °C)
Cholesterol	none

Note: 1ppm (part per million) = 1 mg/kg = 1 mcg/g

Hemp Food Nutritional Comparison

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.

Only Hemp seed oil contains Omega 6, Omega 3, GLA, and 75-80% polyunsaturated fatty acids - the highest in the plant kingdom and unique among seed oils.

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%

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