Hemp Flour

Hemp Flour is obtained from the milling of Sativa Hemp seeds and is rich in beneficial nutrients for the body, particularly fiber, mineral salts, vitamins, omega 3 and omega 6, i.e., essential fatty acids that are very important for their antioxidant properties and useful for the prevention of vascular disorders and more. More specifically, fiber helps to regularize intestinal transit and is very useful in counteracting or preventing constipation, while the good supply of vitamins, especially tocopherol, and mineral salts increases the nutritional value of the flour. Hemp protein also has all 8 essential amino acids, but reveals a high content especially of the amino acids methionine and cysteine, which most flours lack or are deficient in. In addition, a very high percentage of the protein content of hemp is edestin, an easily digestible globular protein. The digestibility of hemp flour is comparable, if not better, than that of some grains and legumes such as, for example, soybeans; it is therefore suitable for all those people who do not digest bread, pasta, or other hard or soft wheat products.

Among the many proteins contained in hemp flour, however, gliadin and glutenin, which are responsible for the formation of gluten, are missing. As a result, this flour can be perfectly tolerated by people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. In addition, hemp flour has a lower caloric intake than the more refined wheat flour, as energy is mainly provided by protein rather than starch.