Analysis of Hemp Seed Oil
Moisture 19%
Vitamin A 8,700 IU / pound
Vitamin E <1 mg / 100g
Phosphatides 0.03%
Chlorophyll 6 ppm
Fat Stability AOM 5 hours
Free Fatty Acid 0.94%
Insoluble Matter 0.01%
Iodine Value 166.5
Peroxide Value 7.0 meg/kg
Saponification Value 192.8
Specific Gravity 0.9295 at 20 C
Unsaponifiable Matter 0.28%
Smoke Point 165 C
Flash Point 141 C
Melting Point (-8C)Fatty Acid Breakdown of Hemp Oil
Component Name
Carbon Chain
% of Total Fatty Acid
Palmitic Acid
C16:0
6.1
Palmitoleic Acid
C16:1
0.3
Heptadecanoic Acid
C17:0
0.2
Stearic Acid
C18:0
2.1
Oleic Acid
C18:1
12.0
Linoleic Acid
C18:2
56.9* (LA)
Gamma Linolenic Acid
C18:3
1.7 (GLA)
Linolenic Acid
C18:3
18.9* (LNA)
Arachidic Acid
C20:0
0.5
Eicosenoic Acid
C20.1
0.3
Behenic Acid
C22:0
0.3
Erucic Acid
C22:1
0.2
Lignoceric Acid
C24.0
0.3
Nervonic Acid
C24:1
0.2
*=essential fatty acid. This 3:1 LA:LNA ratio is called "the optimum balance" by Dr. Udo Erasmus, author of the book "Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill," and generally recognized as
the "bible" of edible oils and fats."GLA" is Omega-6 Super GLA, commonly found in fish oils