Hemp Oil information and a bit on clo extraction

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_http://www.manitobaharvest.com/nutrition/index.asp?itemID=74_

(http://www.manitobaharvest.com/nutrition/index.asp?itemID=74)

I don't think the chart will post here, hence the url above. Here's the

written part:

(We find the taste of flaxseed oil just fine; and, as I've said, the

hempseed oil is yummy!)

(Now I'm going to look to see how cod liver oil is processed.) The results

are below the hempseed oil information.

One of the most interesting questions posed to us at Manitoba Harvest Hemp

Foods & Oils, regards the consumers attempt to balance their intake of Omega 6

and Omega 3 essential fatty acids (EFA).

Modern nutritional research shows that we generally need 3 or 4 times as

much Omega-6 as Omega-3. The common perception among people aware of the issue

is

that they are getting enough Omega-6 in their diet but not enough Omega-3.

This prompts the repeated question;

" Shouldn't I be eating flaxseed oil, which has high Omega-3 instead of the

balanced Hemp seed oil? "

Perhaps, but the person who feels they are getting enough Omega-6 in their

diet has five things to consider:

1) Omega-6 and Omega-3 can also be bad fats. If they have been heated past

360 degrees F, hydrogenated, bleached, winterized, deodorized or refined in any

way, chances are that the fatty acid has been altered from its good " cis "

configuration to its bad " trans " configuration.

2) Is their current source of Omega-6 a quality source of Omega-6? If the

Omega-6 they are getting hasn't come from a light and oxygen impermeable

container, which has been refrigerated, the Omega-6 will be either " trans " or

rancid. Looking at the common sources of Omega-6 we see that Canola oil is

usually

bleached and deodorized and comes hydrogenated or deep-fried. Corn oil is

usually bleached and deodorized as is sesame and soybean oil. If one takes a

walk down the grocery isle they will see that all of the corn, canola,

sunflower, safflower, peanut and soybean oils are sitting at room temperature,

in

clear containers with no expiry date. The Omega-6 fats in these products are

not

in their good configuration. Therefore anyone relying on these sources for

good Omega-6 fats is deceiving themselves.

3) There is a question of mutual presence. If you are eating a good supply

of unrefined sunflower or safflower oil, flax may be the optimum choice to

balance the omega-6 and the Omega-3 ratio. But, one should ask, " Is it best to

get your Omega-6 in one meal and your Omega-3 in another, or is it best to

have them both present at the same time? "

4) Hemp seed oil offers the direct metabolites of Omega-6 and 3,

Gamma-Linolenic Acid and Stearidonic Acid. These metabolites are involved in

the

production of prostaglandin for hormones and in immune functions. Even if one

did

get unrefined sunflower oil and mixed it with unrefined flaxseed oil, you would

mimic Hemp seed oil's Omega-6 to 3 ratio, but still be missing their direct

higher metabolites.

5) Taste. Our experience has shown that after a certain time, most flaxseed

oil consumers become tired of its taste. For these people, the pleasant nutty

flavor of hemp seed oil is a welcome change.

At MANITOBA HARVEST we do not discourage consumers from unrefined high

quality flaxseed oil, but merely offer them hemp seed oil as a way to increase

their options for optimum fat intake. We do however discourage the eating of

any

deep-fried, hydrogenated, refined or rancid oils.

_http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/80/1/9.pdf_

(http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/80/1/9.pdf)

And here's a pp from another page for Carlson's:

Carlson uses a special steam extraction process that produces a super high

quality oil that doesn’t have a bad taste or smell like some other varieties.

As soon as the oil is produced, it is put into 2.5 ton containers that have

nitrogen pumped into them. Nitrogen is necessary to remove any oxygen in the

containers, another important step that is taken to maximize freshness, as

oxygen can damage the valuable fatty acids in cod liver oil.

(My note: heat damages oil.)

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