We may sound biased when we say that the major difference is that hemp is everything soy isn't, but it is true. Ok, ok, soy does have more overall protein, but hemp has the most digestible protein. Ok, it is true that soy beans expand when you add water to them, allowing for less expensive products, but that just shows how much power is packed into a tiny little hemp seed, it doesn't need to expand. Soy contains some EFAs nothing to compare to the incredible EFA content of hemp seeds. A major problem with soy are oligosaccharides. What are those you ask? They are a short chain sugar molecule found in soy, and mixed with the proteins in soy, they give you gas, sometimes extreme gas. Hemp boosts immune response, soy makes you fart.

Many of the products currently made with soy can be made with hemp. Hemp seed would make them more nutritious, better tasting and would provide farmers with an excellent crop over the genetically modified nastyness of soy.   from: http://www.hempfood.ca/hemp-vs-soy.ihtml

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Hemp 101 ~ Hemp Seed's Nutrition Profile

  Hemp Seed Protein Profile

Hemp seed contains all 10 essential amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Hemp seeds contain 33% pure digestible protein, providing readily available amino acids for building and repairing tissue. Hemp seed protein is comprised of 65% high-quality edestin protein, the most potent protein of any plant source, 35% albumin protein and glutamic acid. The globulin edestin in hemp seed closely resembles the globulin in blood plasma, and is compatible with the human digestive system. It is vital to the maintance of a healthy immune system and is also used to manufacture antibodies. Albumin is a protein manufactured by the liver that is supportive of liver and kidney health.

 

 

To attain optimum health we must eat foods that contain live enzymes, active phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids, and essential fatty acids. These elements are termed "essential" because the human body does not produce them. They must come from the food we eat. Hemp seed is one of the plant kingdom's most concentrated, complete and balanced sources of essential amino acids (EAA's) and essential fatty acids (EFA's). Hemp seeds are high in essential nutrients including chlorophyll, magnesium, potassium, sulfur, phytosterols, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, calcium, fiber, histidine, iron, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin, niacin and thiamin.

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Years ago my husband and I knew a guy, very wacky, but he was also working on a huge thesis all about hemp as a super food. I say make it legal, making a plant illegal is ridiculous.

My favorite granola mix has strawberries and hemp seeds in it

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