The Sweet & Spicy hemp snack has an eminently sweet flavor, due to the caramelized taste. After salivating or swishing it around in the mouth, its spicy and mildly spicy flavor is more noticeable. Most people tend to tolerate the mild spiciness level of our snack very well. It does not have a very intense or pungent spiciness.
Hemp snacks do not produce psychoactive effects as they lack CBD, THC, cannabinoids or any other ingredients with similar effects. The cannabis plant has no cannabinoids in its seeds, which is why foods made from hemp seed are free of cannabinoids. These components are only found in the buds or flowers of cannabis, and their edible use is not legal in Spain.
- It is very tasty! Hemp snacks are an innovative product with a surprising taste.
- Nutritious vegetable snack, with a balanced composition, rich in proteins, healthy fats and fiber.
- It is satiating, due to its fiber content and its crunchy texture, which requires chewing.
- Mildly spicy: did you know that there are thousands of studies on the benefits of spice? Among its benefits, the spicy flavor of chili peppers (produced by the phytochemical 'capsaicin'), is studied for its possible role in cholesterol control(6), and is considered to be an 'anti-obesity' flavor (7).
No, the hemp snack contains sugar, but not in excess, as just enough sugar is added to caramelize the hemp seeds or whole hemp seeds. One sachet of hemp snack contains 10 grams of sugar. WHO, which recommends that sugars should not exceed 5% of daily energy intake(5). That is, a diet of 2,000 Kcal. should consume less than 25 g. of free sugars, and in a diet of 1,500 Kcal. the quantity would be 20 g. Therefore, the consumption of Cannactiva hemp snacks can fit into a balanced and healthy diet.
Per bag of sweet & spicy hemp snacks (40 g.):
- 180 calories (Kcal.), the same as a serving of nuts.
- 7 g. of proteinswhich represents a good contribution.
- 10 g. of fatswith a high content of Omega 3 and 6 fats (6 g.).
- 1 g. of saturated fatsminimum quantity.
- 10 g. fibera very high contribution.
- 10 g. of free sugar, within the permitted range. It is recommended not to exceed 25 g. of free sugar per day (for a 2,000 Kcal. diet).
- The high fiber content contributes to lowering high cholesterol (1) and is beneficial for constipation (2).
- Omega 3 fats are important for cardiovascular health (3) and for their anti-inflammatory properties. (4)
- On the other hand, one sachet (40 g.) of our snack provides a good amount of protein, about 7 grams, which is the equivalent of drinking 2 glasses of milk. It is advisable to increase their protein intake for people who feel tired, feel down, athletes and when there is a lot of stress.