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99.99% whole fruit pulpTwo ingredients500 ml · fifty servings

Before the first bottle

Everything you'd want to ask.

01 What exactly is in the bottle?

Two things. Whole sea buckthorn fruit pulp at 99.99%, and potassium sorbate at 0.01% — a permitted preservative. That is the entire ingredient list, and it is printed on every bottle. No water, no sugar, no sweetener, no colour, no flavour and no thickener.

02 How much do I take, and when?

10 ml, twice a day, stirred into 100 to 150 ml of water — morning and evening, with or after food. A 500 ml bottle holds fifty 10 ml servings, so one bottle runs about 25 days.

03 What does it taste like?

Sharp, sour and a little astringent — closer to unripe citrus than to a sweet juice, because there is no sugar in it to round that off. Diluting it in water softens it considerably without changing what is in the bottle. If a sea buckthorn drink tastes mild and sweet, something has been added to it.

04 Why are there seeds and sediment at the bottom?

Because nothing is filtered out. What settles at the bottom is fine fruit pulp and small pieces of seed — the solids a clear juice would strain away. Sea buckthorn seed is edible, and it is where the berry's Omega-3 sits, so we would rather leave it in the bottle than take it out. It is not a fault and it is not spoilage. Stand the bottle upright and shake it well before every use.

05 How is this different from sea buckthorn juice?

Juice is usually filtered and diluted with water, often with sugar added, and frequently thickened with stabilisers or gums so it pours richer than it really is. This is whole fruit pulp — skin and pulp pressed together, unfiltered, undiluted, at 99.99% fruit, with no thickener of any kind. That is also why a serving is 10 ml rather than a glass.

06 How soon will I notice anything?

We will not put a number on that, because it would not be honest — and any brand that gives you one is guessing. What we can tell you is exactly what is in the bottle and what those nutrients are recognised to do. This is a daily food, not a treatment. Give it a month of daily use before you judge it.

07 Where does the vitamin C figure come from?

Independent laboratory analysis of the concentrate, reported as 135.7 mg per 100 ml — about 13.6 mg in a 10 ml serving. Write to us and we will send you the report. It is the number every nutrition claim on this site rests on, so you should be able to see it.

08 How should I store it, and how long does it keep once opened?

Store the sealed bottle in a cool, dry, dark place away from direct sunlight. Once opened, keep it refrigerated and finish it within 30 days — at two servings a day, that is the whole bottle.

09 Why does the colour or taste change slightly between bottles?

Because this is one fruit, not a formulation. Colour, texture and tartness shift a little from batch to batch depending on the harvest, and nothing is added to standardise them. A juice that tastes identical every time usually has something in it making sure of that. Ours does not.

10 Where does the fruit come from?

Ladakh, at three thousand metres and above. There is one harvest a year, the berries are picked by hand, and they are pressed whole with the skin still in them. That single short season is the reason we bottle in small runs rather than continuously.

11 Can children, or pregnant and breastfeeding women, take it?

It is a fruit concentrate rather than a medicine, so it sits alongside a normal diet. That said, it is concentrated — if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, giving it to a child, or taking prescribed medication, check with your doctor first, as you would with any food taken every day.

12 How is it shipped, and how quickly?

Free express shipping on prepaid orders across India, with no minimum. Cash on delivery is available on orders up to ₹1,500 — one bottle — for a ₹49 handling fee; for two or more, please pay in advance. Orders are dispatched within 24 to 48 working hours, Monday to Saturday, and usually arrive in five to eight working days, up to ten for remote pin codes. You will get a tracking link by SMS and email as soon as the parcel leaves us.

13 What if I change my mind, or something arrives damaged?

If you change your mind, cancel before we dispatch — that is free, and we refund anything already paid in full. Once it has been delivered we cannot take it back, opened or not, because it is a sealed food and we cannot verify how it has been stored or resell it. If it arrives damaged, leaking, wrongly sealed, short-dated or it is the wrong item, we replace it or refund you in full and we cover the return. Tell us within 48 hours for damage or leakage, within 7 days for a wrong item or a date problem, with photos of the bottle and the outer package. Refunds reach your original payment method within 5 to 7 working days of approval. The full terms are in our return and refund policy.

Still unsure? Write to support@melion.in