The contents of nutrients contained in different varieties of rose hips were determined and analyzed by using West Lake No.2, Pingyin No.5, Big Fruit, Beijing Single Red, Hybrid single red as materials. The results showed that there were differences between the nutrients contents of different rose hips. The highest content of ash, crude protein, fat, flavonoids and polyphenols is big fruit, which were 6.67%, 4.92%, 5.2% and 415.71 mg/100 g, respectively. The water content of West Lake No. 2 was the highest, reaching 82.7%. The content of total acid and total sugar of Hybrid single red was the highest. The highest content of Vc is Pingyin No.5, reaching 591 mg/100 g. Compared with other fruits. Rose hip is rich in amino acids, especially the lysine which is necessary for human body. The lysine contents in all five rose hips were higher than 100 mg/100 g. There are many types of minerals in rose hips, and the content of calcium is much higher than other mineral elements.
