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Article: Hemp Seed Oil Is Poised to Grow In Flavor and Fragrance Markets.
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- Chemical Market Reporter
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
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IN 1998, Canada harvested its first commercial hemp crop in 60 years, and the viability of the plant as a raw material for flavors and fragrances is being explored. Though the fiber, nutraceutical and personal-care industries are set to profit most from this newly cultivated crop, its benefits to the flavor and fragrance community are the least developed and may offer the greatest potential.
"Canada grew about 5,000 acres in 1998," says John Roulac, president of hempbrokers.com, a hemp seed marketing company based in Sebastopol, Calif., and secretary of the North American Industrial Hemp Council (NAIHC). "There are 30 food companies that are in the research and ...