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Born in the high Himalaya
Most of India's seabuckthorn grows in Ladakh — over 70% of the country's harvest — gathered by hand from wild bushes in September and October.
3,000 m+where it grows wild
Ω‑7the rare omega
Meet the berry
Small, sour, golden — and remarkably full of life.
From the cold deserts of Ladakh to the warm sands of Goa.
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a thorny shrub that thrives where little else can — high, dry, wind-swept Himalayan valleys. Each autumn it bursts into clusters of bright orange berries that Ladakhis have long called the “Leh berry”.
The berry is tart, bright and almost tropical in flavour, and it carries an unusual mix of nutrients: vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and a blend of omega 3, 6 and 9 — plus the rare omega‑7 (palmitoleic acid), found in very few plants.
We're bringing it down from the mountains to the coast — in shots, teas and coolers made for the Goan sun.