Ladakh's sea buckthorn: what the 'golden' berry really offers

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has hailed Ladakh's GI-tagged sea buckthorn, grown at around 12,000 feet in Nubra Valley, as a golden treasure of India's natural heritage. Dietitians say the orange berry is rich in vitamin C, fibre, healthy fats and carotenoids, but caution that claims of it having ten times more vitamin C than lemons are not universal, as content varies.