Hemp seed products and by products: a mine of bioactive compounds to improve functionality of fermented foods

Hemp seed represents an import feedstock for the future of food. Hemp is the queen plant of sustainability and brings copious yields with low demands, in terms of water, energy, and land. Moreover, is a plant renetting the soil and fits perfect in crops rotations. The food market sector of hemp seed derivatives is in a constant raise and aims to hit 5 billion of USD in the next five years. This source is so rich in nutrients and health-related compounds that just a supplementation in the final meal improves the quality of the final product. In this chapter, we present the more interesting bioactives compounds present in hemp seeds, which result abundantly in a derived food product, and could be bio-available after intestinal digestion by the host, thus generating a beneficial health-related effect.