Sea-Buckthorn
Aplicații comune
Aprovizionare curentă
Interval de preț indicativ
Perioada: H2 2026 · Intervale orientative — nu reprezintă o ofertă fermă. Cotație live la cerere.
| Origine / format | EUR / kg |
|---|---|
Romania — IQF whole berries, EU-Organic from 100 kg | €4.50–€7 |
Romania — dried whole berries, EU-Organic from 25 kg | €11–€18 |
Romania — pulp oil (Omega-7 ≥25%), EU-Organic from 5 kg | €180–€320 |
Romania — seed oil (cold-pressed), EU-Organic from 5 kg | €90–€160 |
Romania — freeze-dried berry powder, EU-Organic from 5 kg | €45–€75 |
Indicative H2 2026 ranges — FCA Romania for IQF / dried / powder; EXW Romania for oils. Final quote depends on Omega-7 % spec, vitamin-C floor, packaging, certification documentation, and DDP destination. Pulp oil ranges assume confirmed GC-MS palmitoleic profile.
Controale de calitate și specificații
Cătina albă (Hippophae rhamnoides) este unul dintre puținele extracte botanice în care compoziția chimică contează la fel de mult ca originea geografică. Uleiul de pulpă (mezocarp) și uleiul de semințe sunt produse distincte din punct de vedere chimic — cumpărătorii trebuie să specifice care dintre acestea le este necesar, iar furnizorul trebuie să documenteze profilul acizilor grași, conținutul de vitamina C, indicele de peroxid și panelurile de contaminanți în raport cu valorile de referință ale UE.
- Uleiul de pulpă (mezocarp portocaliu-intens): acid palmitoleic (Omega-7) în mod tipic 25–35% — una dintre puținele surse comercial relevante de Omega-7
- Uleiul de semințe (galben deschis): profil dominat de acid linoleic + acid α-linolenic, cu raport Omega-3/Omega-6 echilibrat în jurul valorii de 1:1
- Conținut de vitamina C: în mod tipic 200–800 mg / 100 g fruct proaspăt — printre cele mai ridicate valori întâlnite la fructele din zona temperată
- Panel de carotenoide + flavonoide (β-carotene, zeaxanthin, quercetin glycosides) — pigmenții determină culoarea portocalie și susțin declarațiile antioxidante
- Indice de peroxid <10 meq O₂/kg pentru uleiurile presate la rece; depozitare sub N₂ sau în ambalaje de sticlă ambră pentru conservarea calității
- Metale grele (Pb, Cd, Hg, As) evaluate în raport cu EU Reg. 2023/915 — loturile recoltate din flora spontană pot necesita screening pentru cadmiu în funcție de compoziția solului
- Panel de reziduuri de pesticide; statutul de operator ecologic UE declarat explicit (identificator organism de control conform Certificatului de Analiză)
- Fructe IQF: panel vizual + microbiologic (TPC, drojdii și mucegaiuri, Salmonella, E. coli) aliniat la EU Reg. 2073/2005
Cerere de mostre: 100–500 g per format, expediate în 5–7 zile lucrătoare pe baza unui acord de confidențialitate semnat. Loturi mai mari de evaluare disponibile cu recuperarea parțială a costului de transport în faza de prelansare.
Întrebări frecvente
What is the difference between sea-buckthorn pulp oil and seed oil?+
The two oils come from different parts of the same fruit and have materially different chemistry. Pulp (mesocarp) oil is pressed from the orange flesh and is rich in palmitoleic acid (Omega-7), typically 25–35%, plus carotenoids that give it a deep red-orange colour — this is the high-value cosmetic and nutraceutical oil. Seed oil is pressed from the seeds, has a pale yellow colour, and is dominated by linoleic + α-linolenic acid in a roughly 1:1 ratio — closer to a balanced essential-fatty-acid oil. A spec that simply says 'sea-buckthorn oil' without specifying pulp vs seed will almost always cause downstream confusion.
How much Omega-7 (palmitoleic acid) does cătină pulp oil actually contain?+
Peer-reviewed industrial pulp oils report palmitoleic acid in the 32–42% range (Fatima PLOS ONE 2012; Yang & Kallio J. Agric. Food Chem. 2001). Marketing claims of 50%+ are upper outliers from individual cultivars — the defensible spec is a GC-MS verified palmitoleic floor written into the contract (commonly ≥25% as a conservative procurement guarantee). Macadamia nut oil — the closest commercial alternative — sits at 15–22% palmitoleic (Wei et al. Food Chem. 2019), so sea-buckthorn pulp oil typically delivers roughly 1.5–2.5× the Omega-7 concentration of macadamia on a per-oil basis. Subspecies (carpatica vs. mongolica) and extraction method influence the exact figure; a GC-MS fatty-acid profile per batch is the contractual proof.
Is Romanian organic-certified sea-buckthorn available at industrial volume?+
Yes. The documented Romanian production geography is the sub-Carpathian belt — Buzău, Prahova, Vrancea — with the Fruit Research Station Bacău as the breeding centre and cooperatives such as Bio Cătina (Austria Bio Garantie certified, ~370 acres, ~800 t/year) running the organic supply chain. Industrial volumes (multi-tonne IQF, hundreds of kg of pulp oil) are achievable but typically require harvest-window pre-booking — the berry has a narrow optimal harvest window late August through October and certified operators allocate by contract. Pre-booking 4–6 months ahead of harvest is the standard procurement pattern for guaranteed allocation. The 2022 supply shock (drought across China/Mongolia/Eastern Europe; global supply ~45% of projection) remains the recent industry reference point for why pre-booking matters.
What are the typical MOQs and packaging formats?+
Dried whole berries: 25 kg cartons / 100 kg paper sacks. IQF berries: 10 kg cartons / 1 tonne pallets for industrial juice and puree lines. Pulp oil: 1 kg amber glass, 5 kg HDPE, 25 kg steel drum with N₂ headspace. Seed oil: 5 kg / 25 kg HDPE. Powder (freeze-dried berry): 5 kg / 25 kg paper-foil sacks. MOQs scale with packaging form — a sample request of 100–500 g is standard before a first commercial PO.
What contamination tests should a buyer specify?+
Standard EU panel: heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, As) against Reg. 2023/915; pesticide residue multi-residue panel (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS); for IQF and dried berries, microbiological panel (TPC, Yeasts & Moulds, Salmonella, E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae) per Reg. 2073/2005; for oils, peroxide value and acid value at point of dispatch. Wild-harvest lots from areas with historical industrial activity may warrant a more aggressive cadmium screen — Hippophae is a known Cd-accumulator in contaminated soils.