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