Ask VJD: Hemp for Health
Editor’s note: As we mentioned yesterday, in addition to featuring a weekly tip from Vital Juice Daily’s email tips, we’ll also be featuring their "Ask VJD" column on Wednesdays. Here’s the first one, which was originally published on August 15, 2007.
Dear Vital Juice Daily,
I would love it if you would do some research on hemp - as a fiber, protein and omega source. Can you tell me more?
- Marcia R.
Dear Marcia,
We did a little digging and here’s what we found about hemp:
One nutritious seed! Shelled hempseed is packed with 33% pure digestible protein (one of the highest levels from a plant source) and is rich in iron and vitamin E, as well as omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids. Hemp also contains 3x the Vitamin E than flax. And unlike soy, hemp is not genetically modified so it’s free of the anti-nutritional qualities commonly found in soy.
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