Hemp Hearts
Ingredient details
- Available
- All flavors
Hemp hearts are hemp seeds with the outer shell removed. The soft kernels contain all nine essential amino acids and the essential fats linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA.
Key benefits
- Provide plant protein
- Supply the omega-3 fat ALA
Why it matters
Your body needs both essential fatty acids from food. Hemp hearts provide them in every flavor of Macronova.
Citations
- Multiple (2025) Hemp seed as an emerging source of nutritious functional ingredients. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. View study: Hemp seed as an emerging source of nutritious functional ingredients
- Multiple (2024) Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) as a Valuable Source of Natural Ingredients for Functional Foods - A Review. Journal of Food Science / PMC11085560. View study: Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) as a Valuable Source of Natural Ingredients for Functional Foods - A Review
- Arango S, et al. (2024) Chemical Characterization of 29 Industrial Hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.) Varieties. Foods 13(2):210. View study: Chemical Characterization of 29 Industrial Hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.) Varieties
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (current) Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. National Institutes of Health. View study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals