Hemp Fiber
Hemp fiber is the fibrous material from hemp stalks, including bast fiber and shorter fiber fractions used in textiles, composites, paper, and insulation.
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Hemp Flour
Hemp flour is a milled ingredient made from hemp seed cake or defatted hemp material for use in food formulations.
foodRead definitionHemp Flower
Hemp flower is the flowering portion of the hemp plant, often discussed in relation to cannabinoid production rather than fiber or grain markets.
farming / testingRead definitionHemp Grain
Hemp grain refers to harvested hemp seed intended for food, oil, protein, feedstock, or planting-related markets depending on grade and regulation.
farming / foodRead definitionHemp Hearts
Hemp hearts are dehulled hemp seeds with the outer hull removed, commonly used as a nutritious food ingredient.
foodRead definitionHemp Paper
Hemp paper is paper made partly or wholly from hemp fiber or hurd pulp for specialty, packaging, archival, or industrial applications.
fiber / materialsRead definitionHemp Plastic
Hemp plastic is a broad term for plastic or polymer products that use hemp fiber, hurd, cellulose, or bio-based inputs as reinforcement or feedstock.
materialsRead definitionHemp Processor
A hemp processor converts raw hemp material into ingredients, fiber fractions, extracts, building materials, feedstocks, or finished industrial products.
processing / supply-chainRead definitionHemp Protein
Hemp protein is a protein-rich ingredient made by milling or separating hemp seed cake after oil extraction.
foodRead definitionHemp Seed
Hemp seed is the edible or plantable seed of industrial hemp and is the starting point for hemp hearts, seed oil, protein, and meal.
farming / foodRead definitionHemp Seed Cake
Hemp seed cake is the solid meal left after pressing oil from hemp seed and is used for protein ingredients, flour, or other value-added products.
food / processingRead definitionHemp Seed Oil
Hemp seed oil is an edible oil mechanically pressed from hemp seeds and valued for its fatty acid profile and culinary applications.
foodRead definitionHemp Yarn
Hemp yarn is spun hemp fiber used to make woven, knitted, or blended textile products.
fiber / materialsRead definitionHempcrete
Hempcrete is a lightweight bio-based building material made from hemp hurd, a lime-based binder, and water.
construction / materialsRead definitionHurd
Hurd is the woody inner core of the hemp stalk used in hempcrete, animal bedding, particleboard, absorbents, and bio-based materials.
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