Sea buckthorn

Sea buckthorn is the thorny shrub Hippophae rhamnoides, native to Europe and Asia, whose orange berries are used as a food and botanical ingredient. Nustras supplies sea buckthorn as dried fruit powder, juice powder, fruit extract and seed and pulp oils for the food, supplement and cosmetic categories. The berry contains carotenoids, flavonoids, tocopherols and ascorbic acid; the pulp oil is notable for palmitoleic acid.

Sea buckthorn powders and oils are formulated into functional foods and beverages, capsules and softgels, tablets and powder blends, cosmetic preparations, and multi-botanical premixes.

Fruit and juice powders are orange to orange-brown with a tart fruity taste; extracts are orange-brown; the oils are deep orange to red liquids. Identity is confirmed by HPTLC, extracts standardised to specification for total flavonoids and oils by fatty-acid profile on gas chromatography. Heavy-metal, pesticide-residue and microbial limits are supplied to specification and confirmed on each lot's certificate of analysis.

Nustras supplies sea buckthorn in bulk commercial quantities, in food-grade bags and sealed drums, to manufacturers and formulators internationally, with a certificate of analysis, specification sheet and country-of-origin documentation on every lot. Sea buckthorn fruit and oil are accepted food and supplement ingredients in major markets; buyers confirm the plant part, form and permitted claim for their application. Contact us for grade, pricing per kilogram and lead time.