{"id":36259,"date":"2020-03-10T17:43:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marialma.com\/?p=36259"},"modified":"2020-04-29T11:34:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:34:44","slug":"hemp-101-key-facts-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialma.com\/blog\/hemp-101-key-facts-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp 101: Key Facts You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today we are going to talk about what you didn’t know about hemp! First, you have to know there are three basic types of fibres: natural, artificial and synthetic.<\/strong>\u00a0Natural fibres are extracted directly from plants and animals, being cotton and wool the main natural fibres in use, nowadays.<\/h2>\n
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In contrast to natural fibres, synthetic fibres like polyester, polypropylene, and nylon are made from fossil fuels and., dominate the world\u2019s fibre market today. Polyester is made mostly from ethylene derived from coal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Manmade cellulose is an intermediate category sometimes considered artificial (that is manmade using natural prime materials) and other times considered a \u201cregenerated fibre\u201d. High-cellulose material, primarily retrieved from timber processing and crop residues (especially cotton), is chemically processed and converted to produce manufactured fibres. Rayon and cuprammonium are examples of those.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ORIGINS OF THE HEMP FIBER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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For years, polyester has been gaining traction while cotton loses ground. Protein-based animal fibres such as wool and silk have also been losing popularity. Today, hemp constitutes only about 0.3% (on a tonnage basis) of the world\u2019s natural fibre production<\/strong>\u00a0(excluding wood fibre).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Also known as cannabis Sativa, hemp is a herb of Moraceae family with 150 varieties. Generally, its use falls into three categories: hemp for fibre, for oil and medicine.\u00a0Hemp fibres and seeds have incredible value and, therefore, hemp is considered a \u201ccash crop\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hemp has been cultivated for over 12.000 years in many civilizations and the fibre can be used to replace textiles and synthetic materials<\/strong>. Currently, more than 30 countries produce hemp, China, Canada, and France are the leading producers.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: <\/strong>Hemp: The Evolution and Different Uses of The Plant<\/a><\/p>\n

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China has dominated the hemp production for millennia for textile applications, mostly for clothing and other woven applications<\/strong>. And although China has been the largest producer because hemp can be grown almost everywhere in the country, today we see fewer crops in Chinese agriculture.\u00a0In Europe, the main producers are France, the United Kingdom, and Italy<\/strong>\u00a0whose reputation for high-quality hemp is outstanding, but production has decreased in the last several decades. Other minor productions of hemp also occur in Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Romania, North Korea, Chile, and Peru.<\/p>\n

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DID YOU KNOW\u2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hemp is an amazing plant. Beyond providing useful fibres, its seeds also have a high nutritional value. Healthy foods produced from hemp include energy bars,\u00a0 salad dressing, milk, protein shakes, oil capsules and protein powder.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Advantages of Using Hemp Fibers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Hemp is one of the oldest sources of textile fibre, with remains of hemp cloth trailing back for at least six millennia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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