Go Magazine | Issue 61

I N PROF I LE

60%PROTEIN CONTENT

they do not require cooking, soaking or crushing, your body can easily take what it needs and eliminate what it doesn’t. Hemp seeds are safe - You don’t get high from eating hemp seeds as no hallucinogenic THC exists in the seeds. Finally, hemp seeds are sustainable . You don’t have to kill anything, poison the planet, exploit the ocean or risk anyone else’s safety to obtain hemp seeds. They grow just about anywhere without the need for fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides, when grown to ACO Certified Organic standards, and they require far less water thanwheat, rice or soy. Go Vita loves … Hemp Gold Hemp Foods Australia has just released their new and improved Certified Organic Hemp Gold Seed Oil and Hemp Gold Protein . Made by pressing already dehulled hemp seeds, the Gold range offers a lighter colour and flavour and no strong aftertaste compared to regular ‘green’ hemp products, which are made using seed and husk. Their Hemp Gold Seed Oil is cold pressed in a natural, unrefined, raw process to give the highest quality plant oil with the same great nutritional profile. This produces a mild, nutty flavoured oil which is very versatile. Hemp Gold Protein powder is a natural wholefood plant-based protein powder, not an isolate like pea, soy or rice protein. Using dehulled hemp seeds means the protein content is concentrated to 60 percent with the added benefits of 16 percent omega fatty acids, 7 percent fibre, 6 percent minerals and a low 5 percent carbs, and is naturally easy to digest. It’s a smooth and creamy powder which dissolves well and doesn’t leave a gritty residue behind.

SMOOTH TEXTURE

Ingredients • 1 medium eggplant • juice of ½ a lemon • 1 large garlic clove, crushed • ½ teaspoon cumin • 1 tablespoon hemp gold seed oil • 1½ tablespoons tahini • sea salt and black pepper • toasted hemp seeds, parsley, and pomegranate seeds Method: 1. Place eggplant over a naked flame and cook for 15 minutes, turning frequently, until skin is charred and flesh is soft. 2. Cut eggplant open, scoop flesh into a bowl, and add lemon juice, garlic, cumin, hemp seed oil, tahini, sea salt and black pepper. 3. Serve topped with hemp and pomegranate seeds and parsley.

20GPROTEIN PERSERVE

NEUTRAL FLAVOUR

MADE FROMHULLED HEMPSEEDS

Fibre: The hemp seed husks are an excellent source of fibre to cleanse the gut and improve immune health. Phytosterols: Hemp seeds offer an astonishing 1,480mg of cholesterol- fighting phytosterols per 20g serving. Some other facts about hemp seeds which contribute to their superfood status are: They are a balanced food - on their own, hemp seeds provide much of the nutrition your body needs, without oversupplying some nutrients and triggering deficiency in others. Hemp seeds are highly digestible;

PLANTBASED SOURCEOF ESSENTIAL OMEGA3,6,9

CLEAR/YELLOW COLOUR

Our New & Improved Hemp Gold™ Protein & Oil offers a complete amino acid profile with a neutral hemp flavour and no strong aftertaste. HempGold TM

@HempFoodsAustralia www.hempfoods.com.au

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