1、 What is Seabuckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides is a deciduous shrub of Hippophae rhamnoides in elaeagaceae. Its growth characteristics are drought resistance, wind and sand resistance, and it can survive in saline alkali land. Therefore, seabuckthorn is widely planted in Northwest China for desert greening. Its roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits, especially seabuckthorn fruit, are rich in nutrients and trace elements. Seabuckthorn is widely used in many fields of national economy, such as food, medicine, light industry, aerospace, agriculture, animal husbandry and fish industry.

Seabuckthorn is the general name of plants and their fruits. Its fruit is orange yellow or orange red. Its flowering period is from April to May and its fruiting period is from September to October. Seabuckthorn fruit is rich in nutrition. Its fruit contains a variety of vitamins, trace elements and other active substances and various amino acids needed by human body. The content of vitamin C is very high, which is 2-3 times that of kiwi fruit. It is known as the king of vitamin C.

2、 How to eat seabuckthorn fruit

Seabuckthorn fruit has high edible value and is rich in a variety of nutrients. Its overall taste is sour and sweet. As a healthy food, it has many eating methods. You can choose the eating method according to your taste preference.

1. Direct consumption: it is recommended to wash it with clean water or boiled water before consumption. You can eat it 2-3 times a day, about 10-30g at a time.

2. Mash and eat: you can mash the seabuckthorn fruit and add an appropriate amount of water to make wine or fruit juice.

3. Juicing and drinking: fry the seabuckthorn fruit into juice with a juicer. You can drink it after adding chrysanthemum, medlar and honey. Or beat it into powder, and then add rock sugar and honey to cook it into fruit juice for drinking.

4. Dried food: after it is dried, it is made into dried seabuckthorn fruit. It can be used to make tea, make soup and so on, and can also be made into jam, fruit soup, jelly and so on.