Are hemp, flax, chia, and sesame generally raw?

Question

Are hemp, flax, chia, and sesame generally sold raw, or is heating processing used to isolate these seeds?

Answer 1

It seems like heat processing (Pasteurization) is normally used for all of these seeds, unless otherwise marked.

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Hemp seeds (hemp hearts)

One brain claims that many other brands of hemp seeds are heat-sterilized. This is supported by an answer on Quora which indicates that hemp seeds imported into the United States are sterilized.

Flax seeds

This 2015 article on NPR explains about a warehouse that performs heat treatment on flax and chia seeds.

Chia seeds

See above about NPR article.

Sesame seeds

This random webpage claims that there is no such thing as a raw sesame seed.