Cannabis Plant Matter Nutrient Information

[AnxiousCowboy]

I have been searching for nutritional information for cannabis for a little while now and am starting to turn up blank. I can find guaranteed analysis for hemp seed but I am looking for nutritional information on the leaves/stems/plant matter it self-- seedless/budless. I would like to start using cannabis plant bi-products as a livestock forage like hay but cant find any info on what vitamins/minerals/etc it contains so I can tailor a diet specific to livestock.

Can anyone shed some light? I'm sure the farmers of yesteryear used hemp as a forage crop for livestock hay and not just solely processed for its fiber-- but cant find any feeding information....

 

[AnxiousCowboy]

Does this maybe belong in another sub forum? Suggestions?

 

[TreehouseJ]

I believe the #1 use for industrial hemp flowers is actually animal feed. I don't think you are going to find any nutritional information regarding cannabis leaves and stems due to its illegality. I would assume that cannabis foliage is as healthy and as nutrient rich as kale, just by its rich and pungent taste, and that the protein content of cannabis seeds would be almost equal to their total net weight.. I could be way off. I usually am.

 

[_tessarecting]

Cannabis is the most nutrient dense plant on the planet.

Even more than soy, quinoa, avocados, etc.

If you find specifics post it up. I eat it daily.

I've seen pigs fed cannabutter. Best bacon the butchers ever seen.

 

[TreehouseJ]

Cannabis is the most nutrient dense plant on the planet.

Even more than soy, quinoa, avocados, etc.

If you find specifics post it up. I eat it daily.

I've seen pigs fed cannabutter. Best bacon the butchers ever seen.

I'm always trying to stick leaves that I've defol'd into my mouth like a crazy person, and it always tastes way way way way way too strong and nutrient rich, like concentrated kale and lemon grass. I can chug eggs like Rocky but I can't seem to face a whole fan leaf. Mad props if you can eat that shit without dressing it up.

 

[I wood]

I'm always trying to stick leaves that I've defol'd into my mouth like a crazy person, and it always tastes way way way way way too strong and nutrient rich, like concentrated kale and lemon grass. I can chug eggs like Rocky but I can't seem to face a whole fan leaf. Mad props if you can eat that shit without dressing it up.

Try snacking on the small larfy buds, way more pallatable.

 

[Betterhaff]

Yes, most of the nutritional information available is regarding hemp seeds as they are legal in many places. They are highly nutritious. I would have to think the flowers and leaves must also be rich in nutrients, maybe not the high concentrations of fats and proteins as in the seeds, but the seeds also have a multitude of other valuable compounds.