Zaferan Saffron

Listing ID #466498

We are offering Saffron. Saffron is the carefully dried stigmas of crocus sativus flowers, a small perennial plant about a foot tall. Each crocus has three female parts (stigmas), two male parts (stamen). Each stigma is threadlike in appearance and is red or dark red in color towards the top and yellow towards the bottom of the stigma, where it is attached to the flower. Saffron has a bitter flavor and a pungent odor. The flavor, aroma, and coloring capability come from the red part of the stigma. The yellow part has no value as a spice. We counted enough unbroken threads of our kashmiri saffron until its weight reached one gram. There were 500+ threads of kashmiri saffron in one gram. Since three threads represent one flower, it would take on average about 200+ flowers to produce one gram of saffron. Keep in mind that kashmiri saffron threads are larger than other non-kashmiri saffron threads