🇩🇪 Award-Winning Quality in Germany 🌿 100% Organic. Grown in Southern Chile 🔬 Developed by Plant PhD Scientists ✓ Full Traceability, Every Batch 🎖 Produced in Germany Under High Standards
🏆 Award-Winning Quality: Product of the Year 2014 at Reformhaus®, One of Germany's Biggest Health Chains See the Award→
Family-Owned Plant Science

From Scientific Selection to Finished Product

SUKO Nordic is a family-owned company founded by PhD plant scientists. We develop and supply carefully defined plant-based ingredients and finished products, combining scientific expertise with controlled cultivation and production.

At the centre of our work is AP‑4®, our own selected Rosa canina rosehip variety, grown on our certified organic plantations in Southern Chile.

A hand picking ripe AP-4® rosehips from the branch at golden hour on the plantation in Southern Chile

WHY CHOOSE SUKO NORDIC AS YOUR PARTNER?

A standardised, organically grown rosehip powder with DNA-verified identity.

AP-4® scientists analysing DNA gel results in the lab

Developed by Scientists

Bred and DNA-verified by our own plant PhD scientists, not sourced off the shelf.

Pipette extracting a sample from an AP-4® rosehip for DNA verification

DNA Barcoding Verified

Every AP-4® rosehip is genetically identified, with its DNA sequence deposited by our own founding scientists.

AP-4® organic rosehip branches heavy with ripe fruit, Southern Chile

Organic Cultivation

Grown on our own certified organic plantations in Southern Chile, from soil to harvest.

Volcano and countryside in Southern Chile, home of the AP-4® rosehip

A Climate Built for Potency

Southern Chile's extreme daily climate swings concentrate polyphenols and vitamin C naturally.

SUKO Nordic team member hand-sorting dried AP-4® rosehip

Full Standardisation

Every batch meets the same guaranteed potency and specification, harvest after harvest.

SUKO Nordic team member in the AP-4® rosehip plantation

Full Traceability

Plantation-to-batch traceability on every order, every time.

Our Quality Standards

The Science and Standards Behind AP‑4®

Every claim on this page is backed by a controlled process, not marketing language. Here is a closer look at what stands behind each batch of AP‑4® rosehip, from plantation to finished powder.

AP‑4® was developed, not discovered. Our founding team of PhD plant scientists selected and cultivated a single Rosa canina variety for its exceptional bioactive profile, then verified its identity through DNA barcoding, with the sequence deposited under our own scientists’ names. No other rosehip on the market carries this level of documented genetic identity.

AP‑4® is grown exclusively on our own certified organic plantations in Southern Chile (DE‑ÖKO‑003), never wild-harvested or sourced through third parties. Southern Chile’s wide daily swings between sun and frost concentrate polyphenols and vitamin C naturally, with no need for additives.

Every harvest is tested against our deposited DNA reference to confirm it is genuinely AP‑4®, not a substitute variety. Combined with standardised drying and milling, this keeps potency and specification consistent from the first batch to the last, something most rosehip suppliers cannot guarantee.

Every order can be traced back to its certified plantation and harvest date. That transparency, together with independent recognition such as our AP‑4® Quality Mark and Reformhaus® Product of the Year award, is why private-label and wholesale partners across Europe, Asia and Australia trust AP‑4® for their own brands.

AP-4® Quality Mark seal AP-4® Quality Mark: a registered trademark of SUKO Nordic
A single AP-4® rosehip captured mid-splash, representing purity and concentrated potency
Amanda and Isabel Kristoffersen inspecting AP-4® rosehip plants in the field
Plant Science in Practice

Science Begins in the Field

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What We Offer

One Research Team. Two Ways to Partner With Us.

Whether you're sourcing a private label range for your own brand or looking for wholesale supply of our own SUKOFLEX® range as a distributor or retailer, SUKO Nordic's science-led approach stays the same.

AP-4® rosehip powder scoop with fresh rosehip berries and leaf
For Businesses Building Their Own Brand

Sell our AP-4® rosehip powder and finished products under your own brand and packaging. No manufacturing investment required. You bring the brand; we supply the product in bulk.

See the Private Label Offer→
SUKOFLEX® AP-4® rosehip powder bottle and jar with capsules and scoop of powder
For Retailers, Pharmacies & Distributors

We supply our own established, research-backed SUKOFLEX® range under our brand and packaging, wholesale, for you to sell on to your customers.

See the SUKOFLEX® Wholesale Offer→
Non-GMO Vegan Allergen-Free Gluten-Free No Artificial Flavours No Added Sugar No Artificial Sweeteners
Global Reach & Recognition

A Trusted Name Across Three Continents

AP-4® Quality Plantation stamp AP-4® Quality Mark

The AP-4® quality mark stands for a carefully selected Rosa canina variety, controlled cultivation, standardised quality and full traceability.

AP-4® is a registered trademark of SUKO Nordic→
ReformProdukt vegetarisch 2014 award seal Award-Winning AP-4® Quality

Product of the Year 2014

AP-4® rosehip powder was named Product of the Year 2014 by Reformhaus®, one of Germany’s largest health-food retail chains.

AP-4® is an established and recognised premium rosehip ingredient, supplied to consumers and commercial partners across international markets. AP-4® rosehip powder, vegan capsules and SUKOFLEX® products are supplied to private-label and own-brand partners in:

🇩🇪Germany
🇩🇰Denmark
🇳🇴Norway
🇸🇪Sweden
🇫🇮Finland
🇨🇭Switzerland
🇦🇹Austria
🇨🇳China
🇦🇺Australia
🇳🇿New Zealand

Bring Award-Winning AP-4® to Your Brand→

Quality You Can Verify

Independent certifications and recognised quality standards behind AP-4®.

Flag of Denmark

Danish Quality

Research and quality oversight from Denmark

EU Organic certification logo

EU Organic

Independently audited annually under German organic standards (DE‑ÖKO‑003), Southern Chile

DNA Barcoding Verified stamp

DNA Barcoding Verified

Identified by our own founding scientists as part of registering the AP-4® variety

100% Vegan certification stamp

100% Vegan

Vegan formulation, no animal-derived ingredients

FSSC 22000 certification seal

SGS System Certification

Food safety management, production facilities

Findsmiley: official Danish Food Authority inspection report for SUKO Nordic ApS

Independent Inspection Report

Official Findsmiley inspection report for SUKO Nordic ApS

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Get In Touch

Interested in Partnering with SUKO Nordic?

Prefer to speak with us? Call +45 22 54 58 07