Carotenoids The pulp of sea buckthorn fruits is rich in large quantities of various carotenoids, which act as an antioxidant and helping to synthesize and epithelialize collagen. The total amount and the occurrence of different types of carotenoids is highly variable depending of the genetic origin, conditions of cultivation, climate, and harvesting time. A total carotenoid content [...]
Organic Acids Sea buckthorn berries contain organic acids, mainly malic acid and quinic acid, which together compose approximately 90% of all fruit acids of different origins. Large variations exist between the concentrations of sea buckthorn acids of different origins. The subspecies of Hippophaë rhamnoides L. from Russia showed relatively low concentrations of total acidity (2.1–3.2 g/100 mL), the Finnish were at [...]
Various parts of sea buckthorn plant are rich in protein. Approximately 15% protein are found in sea buckthorn leaves, that’s why they are used as an unconventional source of protein in human food. Distribution of protein in sea buckthorn berry varies widely in particular parts, the sea buckthorn seeds being considered a unique protein source. In Mongolian wild [...]
One of the main components in dry sea buckthorn fruits is the carbohydrates class. Recent researches have showed total carbohydrates content in the range of 400 and 600 g/kg dry weight. The soluble sugar content varies from 9.3 to 22.74°Brix for sea buckthorn juice. This variation is due to the time of harvesting the fruits, respectively, their [...]
Sea buckthorn berries consist of 23% seeds, 68% pulp, and 8% skin. The most valuable component of sea buckthorn fruits is their oil. There are two sources of oil in sea buckthorn fruit: seed oil and oil contained in the pulp of the fruit, quantitatively more compared to seed oil. Both sea buckthorn seed oil and pulp oil have [...]