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Research Project: Relationship Between Wheat Plant Physiology and Grain Quality Under Heat Stress

Location: Grain Quality and Structure Research

Title: Hempseed as a nutritious and healthy human food or animal feed source: A Review

Author
item XU, YOUJIE - Kansas State University
item LI, JUN - Kansas State University
item ZHAO, JIKAI - Kansas State University
item WEIQUN, WANG - Kansas State University
item GRIFFIN, JASON - Kansas State University
item LI, YONGHUI - Kansas State University
item Bean, Scott
item Tilley, Michael - Mike
item WANG, DONGHAI - Kansas State University

Submitted to: International Journal of Food Science and Technology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/3/2020
Publication Date: 8/8/2021
Citation: Xu, Y., Li, J., Zhao, J., Weiqun, W., Griffin, J., Li, Y., Bean, S.R., Tilley, M., Wang, D. 2021. Hempseed as a nutritious and healthy human food or animal feed source: A Review. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14755.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14755

Interpretive Summary: Hempseed products are projected to receive great potentials due to the rapid growth in the USA market. Industrial hemp has been an important crop for food, fiber, and medicine applications. Hempseed products can be used as nutraceutical supplements and functional foods for human and can be applied for animal feed. This review provides a comprehensive summary of nutritional quality and health benefits of hempseed which is attributed to high levels of essential fatty acids and other PUFAs in the oil, with a rich source of essential amino acids in highly digestible protein. This review examines the impact of extraction methods on oil yield and bioactive compounds, nutrition value, and food application of hemp protein-extracted products, including meal, protein isolate, and protein concentrate. Recent research related to the understanding chemical composition, nutritional value, health benefits, processing impact, functional properties of hempseed products, and their application for food and feed is presented. Information on utilization of hemp seed proteins and functionality provides new understanding of how seed proteins may function in general and may provide new information of utilization of other seed proteins such as those found in sorghum and wheat grain.

Technical Abstract: Hempseed products are projected to receive great potentials due to the rapid growth in the USA market. Industrial hemp has been an important crop for food, fiber, and medicine applications. Hempseed products can be used as nutraceutical supplements and functional foods for human and can be applied for animal feed. This review provides a comprehensive summary of nutritional quality and health benefits of hempseed which is attributed to high levels of essential fatty acids and other PUFAs in the oil, with a rich source of essential amino acids in highly digestible protein. This review examines the impact of extraction methods on oil yield and bioactive compounds, nutrition value, and food application of hemp protein-extracted products, including meal, protein isolate, and protein concentrate. Recent research related to the understanding chemical composition, nutritional value, health benefits, processing impact, functional properties of hempseed products, and their application for food and feed is presented.