fruit rose hips for health
Not overlooked, but possibly underestimated, the noble rose in all it's varieties has served human health and beauty well throughout the centuries. Roses are common and lovely, they have a sweet scent and help make and flavor some of the world's most prized teas and desserts. The rose hip, or rose "fruit" holds it's own unique place in the world of food, and not only for it's interesting taste. Though the common gardener likes to prepare his roses to create more blooming, beautiful blossoms, it's not completely uncommon for someone to harvest their own rose hips - and use them not only in food, but for medicines too.
Harvest and Preparation
The nutritional value of rose hips is impressive. Considering their weight and size, rose hips have the more vitamin C than most varieties of oranges and other citrus fruits. Rose hips also contain (based on the kind of rose) more iron, calcium, and vitamin A. When you cook or dry rose hips, as with any other fruit or vegetable, they lose a portion of their nutritional content. However, you can mostly find rose hips dried or preserved in a health food store or supermarket.
Gathering rose hips is said to be best just before or just after the first frost of the cold season. To prepare rose hips for making food, you need to be sure you remove the rose seeds themselves from the inside. (Each seed is covered with a lining that's said to be not so nice on your digestive system.) As long as you take care of the seeds, your rose hips can be eaten freshly harvested from the garden. You can cook, dry, or preserve them yourself as well. Rose hips are related to apples and plums, and their taste is similar to that of a crab apple mixed with the rose flower itself.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
rose hips for health
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