Hagebuttenmark, also called Hägenmark (Swabian dialect), Hiffenmark (East Franconian dialect) or Buttenmost (Switzerland), is the traditional name for a fruit preserve made from rose hips, sugar, and sometimes red wine.
Hagebuttenmark is used as a spread on bread, as sweetener in beverages and as condiment on desserts and pastries.
In the European Union, commercially produced Hagebuttenmark has to be declared as "Hagebuttenkonfitüre extra" or "Konfitüre einfach" (fruit preserve onefold).
If it is produced in raw processing (see Preparation), it may not be named "Konfitüre" as it does not contain the required anhydrous mass of 60%.
Generally there are two ways of prepare Hagebuttenmark: With the second method, the preserve is very rich in Vitamin C. It is the typical preparation in Auendorf, a village that belongs to Bad Ditzenbach that is called "Hägenmarkdorf" ("dorf" being the German word for "village") and is the only village in Germany that features rose hips in their coat of arms.