What Are Rose Hips?

Rose hips are the small fruits that form after rose blossoms fade. These seedless, cut-and-sifted rose hips come from Rosa canina, commonly called dog rose.

Rose hips offer a fruity flavor and small, deep-red pieces. Their fruit-forward character blends well with citrus peel, chamomile, green tea, and other mild herbs and flowers.

Use rose hips in loose-leaf tea blends, jams, jellies, marmalades, syrups, baked goods, cordials, and seasonal mulled beverages.

Because this is a natural agricultural ingredient, color, aroma, size, and cut may vary slightly between batches.

Product Details

• Botanical name: Rosa canina L.

• Common name: Rose hips or dog rose hips

• Plant part: Fruit or hip

• Form: Seedless, cut and sifted

• Flavor: Fruity

• Origin: Chile

  Key Features

  • Single-ingredient dried rose fruit

  • Processed as seedless, cut-and-sifted pieces

  • Fruity flavor for tea and culinary blends

  • Pairs well with citrus peel and mild herbs

  • Suitable for teas, preserves, syrups, and baked goods

  • No health or medical claims

  Ingredient Contribution

  Flavor and aroma: Adds a fruity character to herbal tea and culinary blends.

  Formulation role: Provides fruit flavor, visual color, and body to loose-leaf blends.

  Traditional culinary context: Rose hips have a long history of use in teas, syrups, preserves, marmalades, and other food preparations.

  Wellness language: No specific wellness benefit is claimed. Nutrient levels can vary with species, growing conditions, processing, and storage.

  Ingredients

  Rose hips (Rosa canina).

  Preparation

  For tea: Add rose hips to your preferred loose-leaf blend. Cover with freshly boiled water, steep to your desired strength, and strain thoroughly before serving.

  For culinary use: Follow a trusted recipe when preparing syrups, preserves, baked goods, cordials, or mulled beverages.

  Storage

  Store in a tightly sealed container away from heat, direct light, and moisture.

  Safety and Caution

  Use as a conventional culinary ingredient.

  Review the ingredient before use if you have known plant or food sensitivities. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making significant dietary changes if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or managing a health condition.

  Discard the product if it becomes wet, moldy, or develops an unusual odor.