Highlights
Quality
More than pleased with the quality and very happy with the origin of this saffron.
I love the origin of the product.
The quality is very good and the expiration date gave me a shelf life of 30 months.
This saffron was fragrant with a little variation in color which i would expect from a natural product.
Price
The price is fair since saffron is so labor intensive to harvest.
Price is good but not enough to cause suspicion.
Packaging/appearance
Nice packaging, and the threads themselves look like genuine good quality saffron.
Other saffron that i have owned has come in packages that are 10 times bigger than the amount of product in the bottle or the p... Read More
This arrives in beautiful packaging and in good condition.
The packaging is fine, but it's a little inconvenient to dig out a cork puller to get into the bottle.
Competitiveness
I got slightly less than a gram (.
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The stands are a nice, deep red with somewhat varying sizes but nothing too small.
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Authentic, bright threads of saffron create a natural yellow color when muddled in water.
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Traditionally used to color yellow rice, this saffron appears to be of high quality, although not necessarily organic.
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Cork cap not liked by everyone
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I am not an expert so first performed some research just to verify that this is real saffron:2.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Baking soda (passed) – putting a strand into water with baking soda increased the rate of bleeding yellow into the water and did not turn red.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did not have a reason to distrust this seller but given how expensive saffron is there are some that will try to sell a fake.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The saffron was well packaged in a small glass bottle with a plastic seal that first had to be removed followed by a red strip of security seal tape across the top followed by a tight fitting cork (not sure if this is real cork or man-made but looks like real although this is not important as far as the product goes).