| Hemp seed oil also provides an adequate supply of antioxidants (Vitamin E), carotene (precursor to Vitamin A), phytosterols, phospholipids and a number of minerals including calcium, magnesium, sulfur, potassium, phosphorus, along with modest amounts of iron and zinc. Hemp seed oil also provides a good source of chlorophyll.
The daily recommended allowance of hemp seed oil is 14-28 ml (1 to 2 tablespoons). This allowance provides between 8 and 16 grams of Omega 6 (LA) and between 3 and 6 grams of Omega 3 (LNA).
And lastly, unlike other Omega-rich alternatives (flax, evening primrose, borage or fish oils) that are sold mainly as a vitamin supplement, hemp seed, hemp oil and hulled hemp seed all have a flavorful "nutty" taste that will create consumer demand and can easily be added into most any recipe to obtain a balanced diet!
Caution: Highly unsaturated vegetable oils such as Hemp Seed Oil are denatured by heating above 150 Degree C (300 Degree F), which can result in the production of unhealthy trans-fatty acids and increased peroxide values. Use Hemp Seed Oil as a flavor-enhancer in many recipes. Do not use as a substitute for frying oils. Keep bottles tightly sealed after opening and store in the refrigerator or freezer.
DO NOT FREEZE HEMP SEED OIL CAPSULES.
Store in a cool, dark location.
What's the big deal about EFAs?
Consider this: In recent years
consumers have been changing their diets to reduce, and in many
cases eliminate, their intake of dietary fats. EFA's are essential for our bodies immune system. Our immune system can not afford to fail. Yet, everyday we hear more and more about new disease, cancer is rampant with no cure in sight after decades of research. One thing that you want to insure is working properly is your immune system.
EFA deficiency may lead to abnormal eye and
neurological function, hypertension, hormonal imbalance, impaired
wound healing and cell growth, while a lack of GLA may lead to
arthritis and pre-menstrual syndrome.
Immune System deficiency may be lethal!!
The daily recommended intake of LA is 3% to 6% of calories (9 to 18
grams, about 0.5 ounce or 1 tablespoon), and about 1/3 that for LNA
(hence the optimum ratio of 1:3). The only way to prevent EFA
deficiency is to consume EFAs in sufficiently high amounts relative to
other fats (increasing the percent of calories from fat supplied by
EFAs).
The quality of EFA's in one's diet is critically important,
especially when one reduces fat intake. Simply put, think of EFAs as
"good" fat and all other fats as "bad" fat. This concept will be
popularized in the months and years to come in the popular media.
And when it does, hemp foods and hemp oil will be at the head of the
"good fat" line, since it is 80% EFAs. (Just behind will be flax, evening
primrose, borage, and other lesser EFA sources. But while these fats
do contain one or both EFAs, none have the sheer quantity of both
EFAs, plus GLA, that hemp does.) As the trend towards
"nutraceuticals" (nutritional foods or substances which prevent
disease) continues, the increasingly sophisticated consumer will
demand healthy "good" fats from their foods, and Hemp Oil has the best
prospects for meeting that demand.
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