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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

Isn't there a famous spirit made from the berries in Germany - name escapes me at the moment.



--- On Wed, 3/10/10, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com> wrote:

From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Sea Buckthorn
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 10:14 AM

Ernest, when I was in Romania, there is a lot of herbal tinctures &
nutritional juices that have seaberry as a main constituent.  You also
find freshly pruned branches loaded with fruit at all the farmer
markets.  Very high in vitamin C

I wish I had enough fruit to try making wine with it. Maybe next year.



Here's a nutritional panel for them I found at:

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/seabuckthorn.htm

Constituents of Sea Buckthorn Fruit (per 100 grams fresh berries)
Vitamin C     200-1,500 mg (typical amount: 600 mg)
Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)     Up to 180 mg (equal to about 270 IU)
Folic acid     Up to 80 mcg
Carotenoids, including beta carotene, lycopene, zeaxanthine; these
contribute the yellow-orange-red colors of the fruit     30-40 mg
Fatty acids (oils); the main unsaturated fatty acids are oleic acid
(omega-9), palmitoleic acid (omega-7), palmitic acid and linoleic acid
(omega-6), and linolenic acid (omega-3); there are also saturated oils
and sterols (mainly β-sitosterol)     6-11% (3-5% in fruit pulp, 8-18% in
seed); fatty acid composition and total oil content vary with
subspecies
Organic acids other than ascorbic (e.g., quinic acid, malic acid;
ingredients similar to those found in cranberries)     Quantity not
determined; expressed juice has pH of 2.7-3.3
Flavonoids (e.g., mainly isorhamnetin, quercetin glycosides, and
kaempferol; these are the same flavonoids as found in Ginkgo biloba.
    100-1,000 mg (0.1% to 1.0%)

~mIEKAL





On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Ernest Plutko <ernestplutko@wiktel.com> wrote:
> What do you do with sea buckthorn berries?  If you eat them, what do
> they taste like?  I read they are astringent and oily.  I have seen
> the berries at florist shops but never considered eating them.  I'm
> wondering if selected strains are better to eat.
>
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