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Nutritional Analysis of Cannabis

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As the hemp cultivar of cannabis becomes more widely legalized around the globe, its economic value as an agricultural commodity is developing into a multi-billion dollar industry. Hemp has been used in a wide spectrum of products as diverse as paper, cloth, building materials, biofuels, livestock bedding, nutraceutical and medicinal products, and as a food source for both humans and animals.

Keywords

  • Nutrition
  • Fat
  • Protein
  • Carbohydrates
  • Stalk
  • Seed
  • Oil
  • Phenylpropanoids
  • Roots
  • Leaves
  • Vitamins
  • Minerals

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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, USA

    Robert Silver

  2. RxVitamins, Boulder, CO, USA

    Robert Silver

  3. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

    Joseph Wakshalg

  4. ElleVet Sciences, S. Portland, ME, USA

    Joseph Wakshalg

  5. Instinct Pet Food, St Louis, MO, USA

    Susan Wynn

  6. Canadian Association of Veterinary Cannabinoid Medicine, Ajax, ON, Canada

    Katherine Kramer

  7. VCA-Canada Vancouver Animal Wellness Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Katherine Kramer

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  1. Veterinary Cannabinoid Academy, San Jose, CA, USA

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  3. Veterinary Cannabinoid Academy, San Jose, CA, USA

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  4. Peak Performance Veterinary Group, Breckenridge, CO, USA

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Silver, R., Wakshalg, J., Wynn, S., Kramer, K. (2021). Nutritional Analysis of Cannabis. In: Cital, S., Kramer, K., Hughston, L., Gaynor, J.S. (eds) Cannabis Therapy in Veterinary Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68317-7_11

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