Rosehip Cinnamon Vitamin C Balls & Sea Buckthorn Ginger Vitamin C Balls…. We tend to think of Oranges as THE food highest in Vitamin C. But Rosehips & Sea Buckthorn berries are a much richer source of Vitamin C. And they grow locally here in Finland.
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An Orange contains 53 mg Vitamin C per 100 grams. Fresh Rosehips contain up to 1157 mg Vitamin C per 100 grams (23x more vitamin C than Orange). Fresh Sea Buckthorn berries contain 400 mg Vitamin C per 100 grams (8x more vitamin C than Orange).
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Dried powdered Rosehips contain 500 mg Vitamin C per 100 grams (10x more vitamin C than Orange). And dried Sea Buckthorn berries contain 140 mg per 100 grams (nearly 3x more vitamin C than Orange).
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Rosehips & Sea Buckthorn berries also contain many other vitamins, minerals & nutrients, not only vitamin C. And nutrients are more bioavailable, more easily absorbed, when they are eaten as whole food instead of isolated in a pill.
These little herbal balls are easy to make and can be eaten as a snack or added to a cup of tea to sweeten & give an added nutritional boost.
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Recipe for Rosehip Cinnamon Balls: 4 TBSP Rosehip powder, 1/8 tsp Cinnamon powder, Rose petal infused honey, 2 TBSP Cranberry powder (optional for decoration). Mix the powders in a bowl. Add 1 tsp of Rose Honey & stir. Then add another tsp of honey & stir. Continue adding a tsp of honey at a time, until a thick dough consistency is reached. Then form little balls and roll the balls in Cranberry powder for a nice pink-red finishing touch. Place balls on a plate and then put in the refrigerator for a few hours. I recommend keeping them refrigerated in a container so that they stay more firm, but its not necessary. The flavors of Rosehips, Rose Honey, Cinnamon and Cranberry are a warm, sweet yummy combination that feels perfect in Autumn.
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The recipe for Sea Buckthorn Ginger Balls is the same, except the ingredients are 4 TBSP Sea Buckthorn powder, 1/8 tsp Ginger powder, Honey. You can also use Ginger infused honey instead of Ginger powder. And after forming the balls, roll them in Sea Buckthorn powder for a nice orange finishing color. I like mixing the tart flavor of Sea Buckthorn with the pungent flavor of Ginger, it has a nice kick to it. Enjoy!
*Nutritional information cited in this post was taken from a study done by Tehran University of Medical Sciences and published in the Iranian Journal of Public Health, “Ascorbic Acid Content of Rose Hip Fruit Depending On Altitude”. And a 2008 study published in the Journal of Food Science 73(9):C615-20 “Vitamin C Content of Sea Buckthorn Berries”.
