ORGANIC HEMP HEARTS, hulled, raw

Origin: CanadaIngredients: hemp heartsOur Hemp Hearts are #1 grade. Hemp is one of the hardiest and most versatile plants. It can be refined into a variety of commercial items including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, animal feed and human nutrition. Scientists believe that humans have cultivated hemp for its nutritional, medicinal, and industrial properties for more than ten thousand years and it is widely considered to be one of humanity’s first domesticated crops.Production: our raw, whole hemp hearts (aka hemp seed hearts or hemp nuts) are the result of mechanical removal of the outer shell of the hemp seeds. Hulled hemp seed hearts have a higher overall percentage of protein and are much sweeter and nuttier in flavor than the whole hemp seed.Qualities: hemp seed provides an excellent source of protein because it contains all the 21 known amino acids and, as a plant-based source of protein, stands out for being especially easy for the body to di