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 its a little inconvenient to dig out a cork puller to get into the bottle
Competitiveness
I got slightly less than a gram
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
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
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
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 saffron2
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
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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 manmade but looks like real although this is not important as far as the product goes