The Composition of Hemp Seed Oil and Its Potential as an ...

The Composition of Hemp Seed Oiland Its Potential as an Important Sourceof NutritionCary LeizerDavid RibnickyAlexander PoulevSlavik DushenkovIlya RaskinABSTRACT. The fatty acid and natural product content of hemp seedoil was analyzed by GC-MS and LC-MS. The presence of linoleic acid(LA) and a-linolenic acid (LNA) were confirmed in their previouslyreported ratio of 3:1 LA:LNA. The presence of b-caryophyllene (740mg/L), myrcene (160 mg/L), b-sitosterol (100-148 g/L) and traceamounts of methyl salicylate was observed in the oil which had notbeen previously reported. Trace amounts of cannabidiol (CBD) werealso detected. Bioassays were performed with the oil to determine itseffectiveness as an antimicrobial agent.

38 Journal of Nutraceuticals, Functional & Medical Foods ples (40 L) were saponified and methylated as described by Sasser, 1990. The samples were manually injected in the splitless mode into a gas chromatograph (model 5890, Hewlett-Packard)/mass spectrome-

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