sun-dried sea buckthorn berries, (quality raw food) wild-collected / wild-crafted, available in raw food quality, vegetarian, come from Uzbekistan

 
Content: Dried sea buckthorn*     

*from certified organic farming

A really rich source of Vitamin C!
 
At one time the buckthorn was available only in Nepal, from there it then spread to East and West Asia, Central Europe to the northwestern Europe. Today one finds the sea buckthorn, in sparse pinewoods, rocky hillsides, but at riverbanks in large quantity as well. Here, the sea buckthorn is very adaptable and also found in higher mountain regions. The sea buckthorn shrub can reach heights of up to 6 meters and it has an extensive root system.

The sea buckthorn is also known as dune thorn, pheasant berry, sand berry or red sloe. It belongs to the family of oil willow plants. Its scientific name is "Hippophae rhamnoides" that comes from Greek words "hippos" and "phaes" which means a shining horse and "rhamnoides" means thorn.

The berries of sea buckthorn are about 1 cm long, oval in shape and orange, yellow to slightly reddish in colour. The interior of the sea buckthorn berries is made of a thin pulpy flesh and a small, dark, edible seeds.

Sea buckthorn berries are used in various ways, whether as fruit juice, nectar or fruit jams, as dietary supplements or skin care products. Especially in food one gets a very high vitamin C content, and in natural cosmetics, the sea buckthorn is contrary because of vitamin A and E content, and especially the sea buckthorn oil is very popular.

Our organic sea buckthorn comes from certified organic wild collection. The wild sea buckthorn grows on the slopes of the pleasant Pamir mountains. Here in Uzbekistan, in a picturesque area, our sea buckthorn berries ripen without coming any contact with pesticides or biocides, far away from civilisation. This very special characteristic of wild collection, gives our sea buckthorn berries their typical fruity-sour taste.

In Uzbekistan, our subsidiary Silk Road Organic (Organik) Foods takes very much care of farming, harvesting and drying (solar drying) with the loving and gentle manual work. Uzbekistan is situated in Central Asia, along the famous Silk Road. Silk Road Organic (Organik) Foods has its main processing unit located nearby Samarkand and is specialised in the production of organic (Eco) dried fruits and organic nuts. The production takes place using eco-friendly solar dryers for product-friendly drying. We, the company Marap and the company Silk Road Organic Foods are regularly tested and verified by the ABG (Austria Bio Garantie) and certified in accordance with the EG-Öko Verordnung (EC-Eco Regulation) (EU 834/2007) and the NOP (Nation Organic Program).
 
Our wild sea buckthorn berries are harvested manually when fully developed, then dried gently in the sun on self-designed solar dryers (sun drying). The drying on solar dryers is a very gentle process that maintains all the key ingredients and full flavour.

Our high-quality organic sea buckthorn berries contain no additives, preservatives or dyes. We get our organic sea buckthorn berries pressure treated (pressure treatment), so no quality loss may occur due to insects. In order to ensure 100% safety and freedom from pesticides, we get all our sea-buckthorn berries, batch after batch, tested by independent, accredited Austrian laboratories.

We always offer you the high-quality sea buckthorn berries. In order to ensure this, our sea buckthorn berries are gently hand-picked and on the other hand undergo a laser cleaning process at one of the most modern unit of the company AFS (All Food Services) in Austria. The laser cleaning plant ensures that only the best and purest products are marketed. All immature and dried sea buckthorn berries are sorted out.
The laser cleaning process also filters out the existing residues such as small stones, leaves, stems, soil, wood and other substances from the product. Note: Do you wish also a laser cleaning for your products, e.g. walnuts, nuts, cherries or other pome and stone fruits and we can undertake this according to your specifications and requirements upon request.

We recommend you our organic dried sea buckthorn berries as little refreshing snack or as varied ingredient in your cereal, yogurt or salad. If you wish to change the sour taste, we recommend a combination of organic nuts and sweet organic dried fruits, like organic cherries, organic apricot or organic raisins. Please refer to our extensive organic nuts and dried fruit assortment for numerous rarities with excellent organic quality.

Nutritious value:

100 gm contains on average:

Calories: 414 kcal / 1715 kj
Protein: 6.0 gm
Carbohydrates: 22.4 gm
Fat: 30.5 gm
Saturated fat: 1.8 gm
Dietary fibre: 12.9 gm
Sodium: 0.0015 gm
Vitamin A: 1246 μg (155% *)
Vitamin C: 1415 mg (1769% *)
Vitamin E: 500 μg (42% *)
*% Recommended daily dose