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Hemp - The edible raw material.
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From a botanical perspective, the hemp seed is classified as a nut. This assures easy handling in developing new recipes and warrants simplicity in both manual and industrial processing. Possessing a fine nutty taste, hemp seed is a high quality product which is nutritionally and physiologically beneficial. It can be added to, and processed with all kind of different foods. |
The new cereal for old and new recipes!
Processing and recipes: |
- Using hemp ingredients for bakery
- Recipe for hemp seed bread -coming soon
- Recipe for hemp pizza dough -coming soon
- Recipe for hemp walnut corners -coming soon
- Recipe for chocolate hemp-macaroons -coming soon
- Recipe for hemp butter croissants -coming soon
- Product examples -coming soon
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Hemp - A biological raw material with potential
If we would utilize a fifth of the uncultivated fields in Europe for growing hemp, the harvest after 100 days, would represent an energy potential approximately equivalent to 20 million tons of oil. This source of energy, in comparison to diesel or heating oil, would not disturb the CO² balance of the atmosphere! Additionally, this scenario produces:
- 36 million tons of hemp hurds as high quality animal feed.
- Approximately 4.8 million tons of hemp fiber.
- 6 million tons of hemp core for the production of e.g. tree-free paper. This is environmentally friendly and bio-degradable.
The hemp plant's potential is being rediscovered for industrial purposes. Car manufacturers such as Opel, and DaimlerChrysler, use hemp as a raw material in their production process. Regardless, if as door lining in the Mercedes S-Class or, for hat racks in the Opel Astra, or even for steering wheels or dashboards, hemp is versatile. The food industry takes advantage of hemp's high nutritional value. The cosmetic industry profits from hemp oil. Hemp paper is ecologically friendlier and more durable than paper out of wood pulp. Hemp fibre is an excellent ecologically based insulation material and it's experiencing a renaissance in the construction industry.
General information to hemp's potential as a natural raw material:
| Hemp seed and hemp oil: |
- Food
- Natural cosmetics
- Gamma-linolenic acid producer for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries
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| Mechanically coarse to middle fine dissolved fibres: |
- Special cell material for technical applications
- Technical textiles (fleece and felt) and here especially:
- Car interior panelling (form pressed parts)
- Geotextiles for ground and water engineering
- Needled felt carpets
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| Chemically refined fibres |
- Clothing industry - cottonized hemp as a cotton substitute
- Heat insulation fleece in the construction industry
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| Hemp hurds: |
- as litter for animals, especially for horses
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| Cannabinoids: |
- Pharmaceuticals on a natural THC basis
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