These Are Not the Sea Buckthorn Berries You Find Everywhere
Walk into any health store and you will find processed sea buckthorn powders, capsules and juices. What you almost never find is the actual whole dried berry in its most natural form. That is what this is.
These are organic sun dried sea buckthorn berries sourced from wild plants growing in Ladakh at high altitude. Wild means no farm, no irrigation, no fertiliser and no pesticides. The plants grow in rocky soil under extreme UV radiation and temperature swings, conditions that force them to concentrate their protective compounds at levels that commercially farmed berries simply cannot match. High altitude wild sea buckthorn consistently tests higher in Vitamin C, carotenoids and omega fatty acids than lowland cultivated varieties.
Sun drying is the gentlest way to remove moisture from the berry. It preserves the natural enzymes, omega fatty acids and heat-sensitive Vitamin C far better than hot air drying or spray drying, both of which are used commercially. What you get in this pack is a berry that is as close to fresh as a dried berry can be.
Why Sea Buckthorn Berries Beat Every Other Superfood in Your Kitchen
People call sea buckthorn a superfood because the word fits better here than it does for most other ingredients. Let us go through what is actually in these dried sea buckthorn berries.
Vitamin C content is between 400 and 800 mg per 100 grams depending on the batch. For comparison, the recommended daily intake for an adult is around 65 to 90 mg. One small handful of these berries gives you your entire day's Vitamin C and then some. This is natural Vitamin C packaged with flavonoids, phenolic acids and co-factors that increase absorption significantly compared to a synthetic tablet.
Omega 7, or palmitoleic acid, is what genuinely sets sea buckthorn apart from every other plant food. It is the fatty acid that maintains the health of mucosal tissue throughout your body, your gut lining, your skin barrier, your respiratory tract lining. Most plant superfoods give you Omega 3 and 6. Sea buckthorn gives you all four Omegas in one source. This combination does not exist in any other plant food available in India.
Carotenoids give the berries their vivid deep orange colour and convert to Vitamin A in the body for skin cell renewal, eye health and immune function. The flavonoids and polyphenols are among the highest measured in any berry studied. These fight oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, which are connected to almost every modern health concern from poor skin to sluggish metabolism to cardiovascular risk.
How to Eat Sun Dried Sea Buckthorn Berries Every Day
• A small palmful, about 8 to 10 berries, is a good daily amount. The taste is intensely tart, sour and slightly sweet. If you enjoy sour foods you will love them straight. If the tartness is too strong, try them with a drizzle of honey. Eat directly as a snack
• Add 10 to 15 dried berries to any fruit smoothie before blending. They blend smoothly and add a bright citrusy flavour. Mango or banana balances the tartness very well. In your morning smoothie
• Combine with nuts, seeds, dried apricots and oats for a himalayan trail mix that is genuinely high in antioxidants and omega fatty acids. Works as a desk snack or pre-workout energy boost. Mixed into trail mix or granola
• Steep 8 to 10 dried berries in hot water for 5 minutes. Add honey and a slice of ginger. The water turns a beautiful golden-orange and the tea has a pleasant floral tartness. Steeped as a tea
• Soak a small handful with your oats overnight. By morning they rehydrate slightly and release their colour and tartness into the oats. In overnight oats or porridge
• Crush 5 to 6 berries roughly and add to a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of honey. Drink before breakfast for a concentrated daily immunity and skin nutrition start to your day. With warm water and honey in the morning
