Starwest Botanicals Rosehips Whole Organic - Dried Herb for Tea & Baking, Natural Source of Vitamin C, Seedless, Cut & Sifted, Certified Kosher, Non-GMO - Bulk 1 lb Bag

I have been using these in herbal tea blends and the flavor is really good, the quality is excellent. I do not see any stems or bits besides the Rose hips and I'm very happy with the flavor it seems really fresh and the tea is a nice strong red.

Great product & price! I crush these with mortar and pestle then put in coffee filter inside fine mesh tea basket along with Hibiscus and Chamomile for a wonderful tea either hot or cold. The hips have many fine hairs inside that are not pleasant to get in throat hence the dbl filter setup. Boil water in stainless steel pot then add boiling water to whatever you are using for tea (herbs,flowers etc.) this works best because if you actually boil the tea leaves you kill vital ingredients that you want. I add them together in huge pyrex bowl cover with plate so I don't loose any of the essences let them sit at least 12 hrs. even more stirring occasionally so the tea releases all of its goodness. Transfer to glass gallon jug,using funnel, then keep in frigde whenever I want some I either put in glass cold with raw honey or heat in mug with raw honey. Rose hips are REALLY high in Vit.C. So good and so good for you!Homemade red zinger tea!! Better than store bought too.

I searched a for a rose hip product for both tea and additive to foods. I product is in a sealed bag as pictured and have a light citrus aroma. The rose hips are dried and shredded with occasional seeds, just be mindful of this in case you use as a food additive or wish to further process beyond simply using for tea. As a tea, I found the right balance, nice light, tangy flavor like many of the good herbal teas. The price is reasonable. I had purchased prior to this loose, whole dried rose hips locally which I had to mill to use for tea. I found that I had to throw out quite a few due to being bad. The local purchased were expensive, took more work to prepare for use and poor quality. Like any other harvested plant product, each batch may vary. So far very please with quality of product.

I use rose hips in my teas regularly, and these seem to be organic, highest quality without seeds. One note, packaging states they are sourced from Chile (not shown on web site description)

This is my second time buying this product, and I absolutely love it. I brew a couple of large mason jars of it overnight. Then, I heat it up with some honey and enjoy it weekly. I think it tastes really good! The bag is huge and lasts me for months.

I opted to try this brand of rosehips because, unlike the Frontier brand I previously bought (my review is on their page), this company (Starwest) at least lists the country of origin on the package, as seen in the picture. I even mentioned in my Frontier review that I was switching to Starwest specifically because they list the country of origin, which is Chile. The Starwest product arrived a few days ago and, lo and behold, the package lists "South Africa" as the country of origin. Not that either country's growing practices and oversight is better or worse (and frankly, how am I supposed to really know anything about either? I'm sitting here unawares in the United States) but it irked me a tad that despite the picture they show on this product page, and the answer "Chile" when customers ask the country of origin in the Q & A section, this stuff was from another country entirely. Can these companies please get their advertising straight? With all the reasons we buy or don't buy products, many consumers consider "country of origin" as a stipulation of whether to buy or not. Seems like a lazy business practice, which doesn't instill faith in the consumer. (PS yeah, the rosehips are fine.)

It is an excellent addition to make my Elderberry syrup.

I ordered the whole rose hips for making herbal tea. I have to crush and sift them, but that is fine since I got such a good price. I brew herbal tea using rose hips, butterfly tea blossoms, and hibiscus blossoms. I am making iced herbal tea sweetened with stevia. I will blend teas together and put in an extra large mesh tea ball to brew the tea. It makes a super dark purple/red tea. It has a berry flavor and is full of antioxidants and Vitamin C, and is delicious 😋. I have been making this for years, and I ALWAYS have a picture of this tea in my refrigerator.