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Table 3 Cannabinoid profiles of hemp, including leaves and flowers, and hemp byproducts

From: Use of industrial hemp byproducts in ruminants: a review of the nutritional profile, animal response, constraints, and global regulatory environment

Cannabinoids1

mg/g

Hemp products2

Flower

Leaves

Plant

SHB

HSB

HS

CBC

0.51

0.42

0.19

0.55

-

-

CBCA

0.03

4.04

0.85

1.55

-

-

CBD

4.13

3.35

0.40

5.20

0.0004

0.002

CBDA

32.9

36.9

4.87

8.67

-

0.034

CBG

0.23

0.29

0.03

-

-

-

CBGA

1.94

1.79

0.26

-

-

-

CBN

0.03

0.004

0.01

-

-

-

Δ9-THC

0.66

0.57

0.10

0.30

-

-

THCA

3.38

4.61

0.31

0.40

-

0.002

THC Total

4.05

5.18

0.41

0.70

 

0.12

Total

43.2

52.0

7.03

16.7

0.0004

0.15

  1. 1CBC cannabichromene, CBCA cannabichromene acid, CBD cannabidiol, CBDA cannabidiolic acid, CBG cannabigerol, CBGA cannabigerolic acid, CBN cannabinol, ∆9-THC = ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol; THCA = tetrahydrocannabinolic acid
  2. 2SHB spent hemp biomass, HSB hemp seed byproducts (hemp seed cake or meal), HS, hemp seed, the leaves were dried samples while the flowers were unprocessed samples
  3. Data were derived from: (Galasso et al. 2016; Kleinhenz et al. 2020a; Mohamed et al. 2023; Parker et al. 2022; Peiretti 2009; Song et al. 2022; Wagner et al. 2022; Wang et al. 2023)