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Hemp Milk

Plant drink pressed from hemp seeds.

Hemp milk — illustrative ingredient image

About Hemp Milk

Hemp milk is a plant-based drink made from hemp seeds and water, commonly used as a beverage or poured over cereal. It may also be added to smoothies, sauces, baking, and other preparations. Commercial versions often include salt, sweetener, stabilizers, or added vitamins, while homemade versions can be simpler.

It is a pourable liquid whose flavour is often mild, earthy, and nutty. Seed-to-water ratio, grinding, filtration, and added ingredients affect its body, colour, and visible sediment. Well-filtered versions are relatively smooth, whereas less-filtered preparations can be fuller-bodied or slightly gritty.

Hemp milk is usually sold as a packaged liquid in cartons or bottles. It can be blended, strained, chilled, or heated for use in recipes, though heating may alter its texture. Homemade hemp milk is made by blending hemp seeds with water and straining the mixture if desired.

Ingredient type
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Hemp Milk nutrition & diet

Hemp Milk nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Milk, fresh, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
50kcal
Protein
3.5g
Carbs
5.2g
Fat
1.6g

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Portions & preparation

Use the ready-to-drink hemp beverage as sold, distinguishing unsweetened, sweetened, flavored, fortified, refrigerated, and shelf-stable forms. Record whether it is strained or contains sediment, and do not substitute a hemp-seed smoothie or homemade drink for the stated beverage.

Compare the right form: Reference should match the specific hemp-seed beverage, including brand or recipe, sweetening, fortification, flavoring, straining, and ready-to-drink form.

Diet considerations

Plant-derived when made from hemp seeds and water, but recipes may include dairy, cereal-derived ingredients, oils, sweeteners, or other additives. Sweetened and flavored versions have different carbohydrate patterns from unsweetened drinks. Compatibility depends on the full formulation, processing, and whether the product is a beverage or blended preparation.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.4.2.0_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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