Saffron Spice

Saffron should be stored in a dark, dry, and cool place

Greatest Saffron producing countries are Spain, Iran, India, Turkey and Morocco. High quality Saffron has a bitter taste, intense flavor and aroma, and strong coloring power. The length of the saffron stigma measures between 1-1.5 in. (2.5 ?4 cm). The minimum Saffron coloring strength set by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is 190.

Saffron is the most precious and the most expensive spice by weight in the world; one pound of Saffron contains 75,000 blossoms or 225, hand-picked stigma. Saffron derives from the flower of the saffron crocus. Its name come from the Arabic word afaran? meaning yellow. The flower of the saffron crocus blooms on fall and it grows up to 6 in. (15 cm).

Packaged Saffron: (Only Filaments)
- 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 gr
- 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 gr
Bulk Packing: (Can have different types)
- 500, 1000 gr
Saffron Types:
- Code A: The stigma of the plant the style of which is separated as fallows:
- Code A1:  Stigma is longer than style and attached to each other .
- Code A2 : Stigma without style which is red.
- Code B : (Complete string) these strings conclude dried stigmas which are purple red and 20- 40 mm which may be 2 or 3 branches that attached to styles in white or red .
- Code C: Shorter than style which is red tending to yellow.

Saffron is the most precious and the most expensive spice by weight in the world