Hemp seed and Hemp Oil Stats

General Information about Hemp Seed Nutrition and Medicine

· contains 6 immune-boosting essential fatty acids found in perfect ratio for human consumption.
· protein content consists of 65% of the most digestible form of protein, allowing the protein to be easily assimilated by the human body, making it a great source for vegans and vegetarians.
· contains 9 essential amino acids, 19 in total.
· contains carotene, vitamin C, E, B1, B2, B3 and B6.
· mineral content includes phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, silica, and iron.
· outer shell is a form of insoluble fibre, which, when broken down, becomes a cleansing agent for the digestive tract and is an effective intestinal lubricant.
· stimulates growth of hair and nails.
· improves health of skin.
· reduces inflammation.
· carries toxins to the surface of the skin, the intestinal tract, kidneys and lungs where they can be expelled.
· used in the treatment of glandular atrophy, gallstones, kidney degeneration, acne, and menstrual irregularity.
· reduces blood serum cholesterol levels.
· lowers blood pressure.
· helps to reduce fever.

Specific Analysis of Hemp Seeds
Moisture Fat Protein (N x6.25) Ash Energy Carbohydrates Carotene (Vit. A) Thiamine (B1) Riboflavin(B2) Pyridoxine (B6) Niacin (B3) Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Insoluble Dietary Fiber Soluble Dietary Fiber Total Dietary Fiber		5.7% 30% 22.5% 5.9% 503Calories/100g 35.8% 16,800 IU/lb. 0.9 mg/100g 1.1 mg/100g 0.3 mig/100g 2.5mg/100g 1.4 mg/.100g 10 IU/100g 3mg/100g 32.1% 3.0% 35.1%

Hemp Seed Nutrition

A complete mineral assay was performed on the sterilized hemp seeds by the Ohio Hempery. The following is that information. Thanks to them!

It can be seen that hemp is especially high in the most needed minerals: Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Sulfur. It is also low in heavy metals like Strontium, Thorium, Arsenic, and Chromium.

The vitamin results were disappointing until you see that hemp's vitamins compares favorably with other grains. Vitamins are mostly provided by fresh vegetables. You would have to eat over a pound of hemp seeds to meet your RDA in many vitamins. The heat from the sterilization process does affect the vitamin content, vitamins are damages by heat. The fresh green leaves of the hemp plant could not be tested for nutrition due to the fact they are illegal to posses.

Mineral Assay of Sterilized Hemp Seeds ELEMENT LEVELS (PPM)
Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Boron Cadmium Calcium Chromium Cobalt Copper Germanium Iodine Iron Lead Lithium Magnesium Manganese Mercury Molybdenum Nickel Phosphorus Platinum Potassium Selenium Silicon Silver Sodium Strontium Sulfur Thorium Tin Titanium Tungsten Vanadium Zinc Zirconium		54. 1.75 0.3 6.48 0.04 9.5 0.28 1680. 800-1200 mg/day 0.65 0.53 12. 2.67 0.84 .080-.150 mg/day 179. 18 mg/day 0.027 0.062 6059. 300-400 mg/day 95.43 <0.001 0.51 5.0 8302 800-1200 mg/day. 9.23 6170. <0.02 13.8 0.40 22. 7.33 2394. 8.12 2.6 1.78 1.84 0.84 82. 15 mg/day 1.23

PROTEIN

Hemp seeds contain up to 24% protein. A handful of seed provides the minimum daily requirement for adults. Ohio Hempery's testing confirms that hemp has a high quality protein content that contains all eight essential amino acids in the correct proportions that humans need. I have found in my own research that hemp has actually nine essential amino acids but there seems to be a debate in the scientific community how many essential amino acids there actually are. Some say eight, others say nine. The basic proteins in hemp are easy to digest. They are comprised of 80% edestine, the most digestible of all protein types. When scientists developed the base vegetable protein model the called it "edestine". The used hemp to find it. Relatively unknown, hemp protein is the model Soybeans contain a higher total percentage of protein, but these are complex proteins that many people find difficult to digest. Hemp was once the basis of the edstine model of vegetable protein. The very basis of proteins and the vegetable default model.

All this is not to mention that these seeds taste great. Hemp seeds can be used as a protein and to enhance flavor in any recipe.

PROTEIN SCAN OF HEMP SEEDS
Amino Acid phosphoserine aspartic acid + asparagine glutamic acid + glutamine threonine serine proline glycine alanine valine cystine + cysteine methionine cystathionine isoleucine leucine tyrosine phenylalanine tryptophan ethanolamine lysine histidine arginine	mg/g seeds 0.9 19.8 34.8 3.7 8.6 7.3 9.7 9.6 3.0 1.2 2.6 0.9 1.5 7.1 5.8 3.5 0.6 0.4 4.3 2.5 18.8

ANALYSIS OF HEMP SEED OIL


Moisture............................................ 0.19
% Vitamin A.................................... 8,700 IU/lb.
Vitamin E........................................... <1 mg/100g
Phosphatides..................................... 0.03
% Chlorophyll................................. 6
PPM Fat Stability AOM................. 5 hours
Free Fatty Acid................................. 0.94%
Insoluble Matter............................... 0.01%
Iodine Value...................................... 166.5
Peroxide Value................................. 7.0 meg/kg
Saponification Value...................... 192.8
Specific Gravity................................ 0.9295 at 20 C
Unsaponifiable Matter..................... 0.28%
Smoke Point..................................... 165 C
Flash Point....................................... 141 C
Melting Point................................... (-8 C)