15.10 Conclusion
Hempseed oil was observed to have potential health benefits as nutraceutical product
possessing high nutritional value and as an excellent source of essential fatty acids,
omega-3 and omega-6. Other than oil, tremendous insights on dried flower products
and related extracts derived from a plant of Cannabis sativa L. have been found to
have therapeutic applications globally. The fatty acid composition of hempseed,
particularly omega-3 α-linolenic acid, can be metabolised to form anti-aggregatory
eicosanoids and thus can prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Hemp
flour prepared from hempseed cake could influence the rheological characteristics of
the wheat dough for preparation of bread and cookies. However, high unsaturated
fatty acid content in the oil makes it unsuitable for high-temperature applications, but
the hempseed oil finds utility in a broad horizon of products stretching from salad
dressings to cosmetics like creams, lotions and lip balms.
References
Aachary AA, Liang J, Hydamaka A, Eskin NM, Thiyam-Holländer U (2016) A new ultrasoundassisted bleaching technique for impacting chlorophyll content of cold-pressed hempseed oil.
LWT Food Sci Technol 72:439–446
Abedi E, Sahari MA, Barzegar M, Azizi MH (2015) Optimisation of soya bean oil bleaching by
ultrasonic processing and investigate the physico-chemical properties of bleached soya bean oil.
Int J Food Sci Technol 50:857–863
Aiello G, Fasoli E, Boschin G, Lammi C, Zanoni C, Citterio A, Arnoldi A (2016) Proteomic
characterization of hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.). J Proteome 147:187–196
Allegret S (2013) The history of hemp Hemp: industrial production and uses CABI.
Wallingford:4–26
Ally A, Horrobin D (1980) Thromboxane A2 in blood vessel walls and its physiological significance: relevance to thrombosis and hypertension. Prostaglandins Med 4:431–438
Aluko RE (2017) Chapter 7—hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) proteins: composition, structure,
enzymatic modification, and functional or bioactive properties. In: Nadathur SR, Wanasundara
JPD, Scanlin L (eds) Sustainable protein sources. Academic Press, San Diego, pp 121–132.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802778-3.00007-X
Apostol L, Popa M, Mustatea G (2015a) Cannabis sativa L. partially skimmed flour as source of
biocompounds in the bakery industry. Romanian Biotechnol Lett 20:10843–10852
Apostol L, Popa ME, Mustatea G (2015b) Development of some innovative bakery products based
on wheat flour enriched in bioactive compounds with functional role. Sci Bull Ser F Biotechnol
19:117–120
Bartkiene E et al (2016) Development and quality evaluation of lacto-fermented product based on
hulled and not hulled hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.). LWT Food Sci Technol 72:544–551
Blade SF, Ampong-Nyarko K, Przybylski R (2006) Fatty acid and tocopherol profiles of industrial
hemp cultivars grown in the high latitude prairie region of Canada. J Indust Hemp 10:33–43
Brodt-Eppley J, Myatt L (1998) Changes in expression of contractile FP and relaxatory EP2
receptors in pregnant rat myometrium during late gestation, at labor, and postpartum. Biol
Reprod 59:878–883
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Hempseed oil was observed to have potential health benefits as nutraceutical product
possessing high nutritional value and as an excellent source of essential fatty acids,
omega-3 and omega-6. Other than oil, tremendous insights on dried flower products
and related extracts derived from a plant of Cannabis sativa L. have been found to
have therapeutic applications globally. The fatty acid composition of hempseed,
particularly omega-3 α-linolenic acid, can be metabolised to form anti-aggregatory
eicosanoids and thus can prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Hemp
flour prepared from hempseed cake could influence the rheological characteristics of
the wheat dough for preparation of bread and cookies. However, high unsaturated
fatty acid content in the oil makes it unsuitable for high-temperature applications, but
the hempseed oil finds utility in a broad horizon of products stretching from salad
dressings to cosmetics like creams, lotions and lip balms.
References
Aachary AA, Liang J, Hydamaka A, Eskin NM, Thiyam-Holländer U (2016) A new ultrasoundassisted bleaching technique for impacting chlorophyll content of cold-pressed hempseed oil.
LWT Food Sci Technol 72:439–446
Abedi E, Sahari MA, Barzegar M, Azizi MH (2015) Optimisation of soya bean oil bleaching by
ultrasonic processing and investigate the physico-chemical properties of bleached soya bean oil.
Int J Food Sci Technol 50:857–863
Aiello G, Fasoli E, Boschin G, Lammi C, Zanoni C, Citterio A, Arnoldi A (2016) Proteomic
characterization of hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.). J Proteome 147:187–196
Allegret S (2013) The history of hemp Hemp: industrial production and uses CABI.
Wallingford:4–26
Ally A, Horrobin D (1980) Thromboxane A2 in blood vessel walls and its physiological significance: relevance to thrombosis and hypertension. Prostaglandins Med 4:431–438
Aluko RE (2017) Chapter 7—hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) proteins: composition, structure,
enzymatic modification, and functional or bioactive properties. In: Nadathur SR, Wanasundara
JPD, Scanlin L (eds) Sustainable protein sources. Academic Press, San Diego, pp 121–132.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802778-3.00007-X
Apostol L, Popa M, Mustatea G (2015a) Cannabis sativa L. partially skimmed flour as source of
biocompounds in the bakery industry. Romanian Biotechnol Lett 20:10843–10852
Apostol L, Popa ME, Mustatea G (2015b) Development of some innovative bakery products based
on wheat flour enriched in bioactive compounds with functional role. Sci Bull Ser F Biotechnol
19:117–120
Bartkiene E et al (2016) Development and quality evaluation of lacto-fermented product based on
hulled and not hulled hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.). LWT Food Sci Technol 72:544–551
Blade SF, Ampong-Nyarko K, Przybylski R (2006) Fatty acid and tocopherol profiles of industrial
hemp cultivars grown in the high latitude prairie region of Canada. J Indust Hemp 10:33–43
Brodt-Eppley J, Myatt L (1998) Changes in expression of contractile FP and relaxatory EP2
receptors in pregnant rat myometrium during late gestation, at labor, and postpartum. Biol
Reprod 59:878–883
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