Sans Pareil Saffron Spice Fresh Hand Harvest Organically Grown Saffron | 100% Pure Premium All Red Afghani Multipurpose Saffron | 3.5 Gram

Sans Pareil Saffron is sourced from our partners on the ground in Herat, Afghanistan that work directly with the saffron farms within the different provinces of Afghanistan. To ensure the quality and purity of our saffron, our quality assurance team monitors every aspect of the production process. Upon receiving the saffron at our location in Richmond, VA, it is then packaged and staged in a temperature controlled environment to ensure its quality.AFGHANI SAFFRON:Organically grown in Herat Province, West of Afghanistan Which has an Ideal Climate & Rich Soil for Growing Saffron. Saffron is becoming an important crop in Afghanistan to replace the opium poppy. Here Afghans harvest and prepare the spice for export. Afghan saffron is supposedly the best in the world.BENEFITS OF SAFFRON:A Powerful Antioxidant.May Improve Mood and Treat Depressive Symptoms.May Reduce PMS Symptoms.May Act as an Aphrodisiac.May Reduce Appetite and Aid Weight Loss.Easy to Add to Your Diet.This is top of the line Saffron for this season, ultra-premium full thread product. Premium Red Saffron is the most expensive cut of the saffron flower’s red stigmas, where they are equally cut and separated after drying. Saffron threads that are cut this way give maximum natural dye, aroma, and flavor in baking and cooking.FEATURES:Best Quality SaffronCooking needs SaffronLab TestedExtract supplementsFood SupplementTemperature controllerSPECIFICATIONS:Color: RedShipping Weight: 3 ouncesProduct Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 3 inchesSize Availability: 1 Gram, 2 Gram, 3.5 Gram, 7 Gram, 14 Gram, 28 Gram

• 100% Pure, All Red Afghani Saffron - Quality is an attribute that we take serious and value as a company, therefore our saffron is sourced directly from out partners on the ground in Herat, Afghanistan. With their favorable growing conditions and traditional farming methods, Afghani Saffron has been certified by the ITQI (International Taste & Quality Institute) as one of the world's best saffron.
• ISO Certification - Sans Pareil Saffron carries with it an ISO Certification that certifies its Grade A quality.
• Climate Equals Quality - The arid climate and dry winds of Afghanistan make for an ideal environment to grow and cultivate saffron. Perfectly suited to environment and climate, Afghanistan has significantly established itself as one of the top high end saffron producing countries.
• Afghani saffron is one of the most prized spices in the world. It comes from the interior of the amethyst-colored saffron crocus and must be hand-harvested due to its fragility. The flowers are taken from the fields in the early morning as soon as they open and then transported to a facility where the three stigmas (attached to the crocus by yellow filaments called styles) and hand-separated from the blossoms.
• Supply, Demand & Quality - Slowly becoming one of the most essential exporting goods of Afghanistan, the government has allocated funds towards saffron growing facilities within different provinces to ensure that the Afghan saffron is of good quality upon reaching consumers. Once the saffron has been harvested, it is then carefully packaged with the highest of international quality standards and shipped to our facility located in Richmond, VA.