Evaluation of some consumer properties of hemp oil

Abstract

The largest share in the actual production and consumption of vegetable oils falls on sunflower oil and is about 86%. Meanwhile, among agricultural crops there are those that can be used for the production of vegetable oils for food and cosmetic purposes. Since 1992, a movement has begun in the world to restore hemp production, but in the Russian Federation, despite government subsidies, hemp production does not expand due to the lack of specialized equipment and diffi cult licensing. Hemp oil from the seeds of hemp (Cannabis sativa Linnaeus) is included in the country's regulations and can be circulated in the market. The oil belongs to linoleic/linolenic oils and, depending on the region of cultivation, diff ers signifi cantly in fatty acid composition. Hemp oils are characterized by the presence of 46–70% linoleic acid (C18:2, two double bonds) and 26–28% linolenic acid (C18:3). The amount of monounsaturated oleic acid is 6–16%. The amount of saturated fatty acid is 16%. In the USA, Canada, Italy, and the Czech Republic, the modern Finola variety is cultivated, the fatty acid composition of the oil of which is almost 90% represented by unsaturated fatty acids.