NOW Real Food Organic Hemp Seed Hearts are the perfect addition to any healthy diet. They can be eaten raw, roasted and salted, ground into meal, used as a topping, or used in a variety of baking applications. Hemp seeds have a delicious, mild, nutty flavor, making them a good substitute for other nuts in many applications. The seeds of the hemp plant have valuable naturally occurring essential fatty acids, including omega-3 and omega-6, and their easily digestible protein content has amino acids in a perfect ratio for healthy human nutrition. As with all nuts and seeds, hemp seeds also have naturally occurring fiber and minerals.