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Macro partitioning

Industrial hempseeds provide a nutritionally complete protein source with a balanced essential amino acid profile and a unique, perfectly balanced fatty acid composition, making them suitable for human dietary supplementation.

Incorporate industrial hempseeds, hempseed oil, or hemp protein powder into your diet. They offer a complete protein profile with all essential amino acids and a balanced ratio of fatty acids, including omega-3 and omega-6. Ensure you are buying products from legal industrial hemp varieties (THC <0.2-0.3%) to avoid any psychoactive effects or legal issues.

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Hempseed has commonly been claimed as one of the most nutritionally complete food sources due to its high nutritive traits... it typically contains 25–35% lipids with a unique and perfectly balanced fatty acids (FAs) composition; 20–25% proteins easy to digest and rich in essential amino acids; 20–30% carbohydrates, a great part of which are constituted in dietary fibre, mainly insoluble; as well as vitamins, and minerals
Barbara Farinon et al. · Nutrients · 2020

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This is a review paper summarizing existing literature; it does not present new primary clinical data but aggregates known nutritional facts.

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The Seed of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.): Nutritional Quality and Potential Functionality for Human Health and Nutrition

Barbara Farinon et al. · Nutrients · 2020

DOI 10.3390/nu12071935

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