hemp nut seeds

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Actually, flax seeds have a better ratio of omega-3's to 6's,

but hemp seeds are still impressive.

 

From this article:

 

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/campbell/messages/254.html

 

comes:

 

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If this is not enough, then it is time to bring out the " heavy

hitters " in the omega 3 plant world. The undisputed champ of

this category is the flax seed. Flax contains approximately 58%

of its fat in the form of ALA. One heaping TBSP of flax seeds

contains 2 grams of ALA, or your entire daily requirement. Flax

seeds contain about 4 times more Omega 3 fatty acids than Omega 6

fatty acids. Hemp seeds are another good source of Omega 3 fats,

with about 20% of its fat coming from ALA, and 60% coming from LA,

the Omega 6 EFA, creating a 3:1 ratio of Omega 6's to Omega 3's.

Walnuts and soybeans also contain ALA, but they have about 10

times and 7 times more LA, respectively. Canola oil has about 4

times more w6 than w3.

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The rest of the article covers ALA conversion to DHA, etc..

A good read.

 

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> Hemp has the highest protein and omegas. I eat it

> everday and it's so versatile. You have to try the

> seed nuts. Better than sunflower seeds. YummY1

> Donna