Hemp protein

Hemp protein is the protein content of hemp seeds, made up of 35% albumin and 65% edestin, both being globulin types of protein. Hemp protein has a PDCAAS score of 0.61 (the limiting amino acid being lysine, with a digestibility of 94.9%^[1] and a biological value of 87.

References

↑ House, J (2010). "Evaluating the quality of protein from hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) products through the use of the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score method." (PDF). J. Agric Food Chem. doi:10.1021/jf102636b.

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