Seabuckthorn fruit

Hippophae rhamnoides L. is the fruit of Hippophae rhamnoides L. of Elaeagnaceae, also known as vinegar willow and sour thorn fruit. Seabuckthorn fruit is a small berry plant, deciduous shrub or small tree. Seabuckthorn has a well-developed root system and has the characteristics of nitrogen-fixing nodules. It has the characteristics of drought resistance, barren resistance and saline-alkali resistance, so it has been widely planted in many parts of the country as an excellent tree species for windbreak, sand fixation, water and soil conservation and soil improvement. It is now distributed in 19 provinces and regions in China, with a total area of about 1.2 million hectares. Where the land is covered by sea buckthorn, the surface runoff is reduced by 80%, the topsoil loss is reduced by 75%, and the wind erosion is reduced by 85%. Planting seabuckthorn will achieve three major benefits: ecology, economy and society. Seabuckthorn fruit is rich in nutrition. According to the determination, it contains many kinds of vitamins, fatty acids, trace elements, oleaginous substances, seabuckthorn flavonoids, superoxide and other active substances and various amino acids needed by human body. Seabuckthorn fruit contains 10.5g of protein, 6.8g of fat, 20g of sugar, 3-4mg of organic acid and various vitamins and minerals per 100mg. Among them, the content of vitamin C is extremely high. Every 100 grams of seabuckthorn fruit contains 800-850 mg of vitamin C, and the highest can reach 2100 mg, which is about 20 times that of mountain plants, 200 times that of grapes, 500 times that of pears and 1000 times that of apples. Contains 15-220mg of vitamin E, and the content of carotene is 20-30 times that of soybean oil. Therefore, it is called "the main library of vitamins". It contains 11% fat, mostly composed of unsaturated fatty acids. It contains 7.5%-10% sugar and 3%-5% acid. Seabuckthorn leaves contain 15.75% of crude protein, 9.48% of crude fat, 14.04% of crude fiber and 54.84% of nitrogen-free extract. Seabuckthorn leaves can be used to make health tea. The oil content of seabuckthorn seeds is 10%-12%, and the oil content of pulp is 14%-18%, which is a good raw material for extracting seabuckthorn oil.
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