persian saffron

Iran persian saffron

Persian saffron has traditionally been grown in Khorasan, an area in the north-east of Iran.

Khorasan province with ideal soil and climate is a great place for the saffron growth.

Ninety-five percentage of the world wide saffron produce in Iran.

Saffron is a valuable spice. Iran saffron takes a lot of labor to produce.

Everything about producing Iranian saffron is really interesting.

Persian saffron known as the red gold saffron is a magical plant in Iranian culture.

 

Harvest season for persian saffron

Harvest season starts around mid-October in Iran.

• Every day during the harvest season people in southern Khorasan go to the fields before dawn and pick up the beautiful delicate lilac flowers. The flowers have bloomed last night.
• Iranian saffron must be picked up before being over exposed to sunshine.
• Then the flowers are taken to the processing place and the stigmas are removed by hand.
• Next step is toasting the stigmas in order to dry them before they are sorted and packed.

All these stages done in order to give consumer unique and number-one flavor, aroma and color of this persian saffron.

Different types of Iranian Saffron

Iran is famous for the best and high quality Saffron in the world.

There are four different types of Iranian saffron.

Each type of iranian saffron has different quality.

These four kinds are Sargol, Super Negin, Negin, and Poshal.

1. Sargol Persian saffron: Sargol in persian literally means top of the flower.

it comes from the very tip of the saffron thread.

Sargol Persian saffron has a special and powerful aroma more than other types of Iranian saffron.

This type is also known as high quality iran saffron, because it does not contain any yellow or orange threads.

During the harvest and separation process, Sargol saffron often contains crumbs and broken threads.

2. Super Negin Iranian saffron: This type of Persian saffron is the most expensive and rare sort of Iran saffron.

Super Negin is famous not only for its power but also for its aesthetically pleasing properties.

this type threads are longer than others, and has no yellow or orange threads.

Their threads are cut symmetrically and there are no crumbs in them.

When it comes to comparing all types of Iran saffron, Super Negin is the best Persian saffron in quality, taste and color.

3. Negin Iran saffron: This type of Saffron is longer than other types, but contains a little yellow and orange parts.

The aroma and purity are adorable, but the color is not perfect due to some portions of yellow and orange threads.

yellow and orange threads makes this kind less quality than others.

4. Poshal Iranian saffron: Poshal is the cheapest and least quality of Persian saffrons.

Poshal Saffron is from yellow parts of the stigma.

parts of the stigma has no special taste and aroma.

conclusion

At the end, it is worth to note that persian Saffron known as one of the best quality products in the worldwide.

It should always be bought from a well-known and trusted company.