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. 2022 Apr 5;27(7):2339. doi: 10.3390/molecules27072339

Table 4.

Carotenoid, cannabinoid and terpene content in oil extracted from hemp hearts (HSHE), hemp whole seeds (HSWH), hemp cake (HSCA), hemp seed hulls (HSHU) and cold-pressed hemp oil (HSCP). Results are expressed in mg/g oil; concentration of terpenes is below the limit of quantitation (LoQ).

Terpene/Sample HSHE HSWH HSCA HSHU HSCP
Lutein 0.001 0.002 0.125 0.011 0.026
α-Carotene - - 0.024 0.001 0.029
β-Carotene - - 0.017 0.002 0.008
Cannabidiol (CBD) - + + + +
Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) - + 0.027 0.039 +
α-Pinene + + + + +
β-Myrcene + - + - +
β-Pinene + + + + +
δ-3-Carene - + + - -
Limonene - + + - +
p-Cymene - + - - -
Terpinolene + + + + +
Isopulegol - + - - -
Geraniol - + + - +
β-Carophyllene + + + + +
α-Humulene + + + + +
Guaiol - + + - -

(+)—detected, (-)—not detected.