Time to educate: is the rose hip poisonous?

Time to educate: is the rose hip poisonous?

Not poisonous, but edible and healthy

Rose hips, the fruit of the dog rose and other types of roses, are not poisonous. On the contrary: you are extremely healthy. They come up trumps with a wealth of nutrients, including vitamin C and carotene.

Therefore, it is worth harvesting these fruits between late summer and winter. You can use them to create the following delicacies, for example:

  • jam
  • Mus
  • tea
  • Fruit leather
  • liqueur
  • juice

Tips & Tricks

Rose hips are not only healthy for humans. In addition, they represent a healthy and enriching change in the diet of animals such as dogs and horses.

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