Spices
Iranian saffron
Dried stigmas of Crocus sativus from Khorasan, in every commercial grade, for importers, packers and food manufacturers.
- HS code
- Samples
- From the same lot
Specifications
- Origin
- Khorasan, Iran
- Plant
- Crocus sativus L.
- Quality assessment
- per ISO 3632 parameters
- Colouring strength (crocin)
- absorbance at 440 nm, by grade
- Bitterness (picrocrocin)
- absorbance at 257 nm
- Aroma (safranal)
- absorbance at 330 nm
- Moisture & volatile matter
- measured per lot
- Harvest
- autumn
Grades
- Super Negin
- all-red, long, broad threads, no style
- Negin
- even red threads, no style
- Sargol
- red tips only, shorter threads
- Pushal
- red with a little yellow style
- Bunch (Dasteh)
- whole stigma with style, bundled
Packaging & loading
- Retail
- 1 g to 5 g glass jars or tins
- Bulk
- 100 g to 1 kg tins or bags
- Label
- private label on request
- Shipping
- cartons, by air or sea
Trade terms
- Incoterms
- EXW, FCA, FOB (Bandar Abbas), CFR, CIF, DAP, available on request
- MOQ
- on request
- Capacity
- on request
- Lead time
- on request
- Price
- on request
- Payment
- on request
Buyer questions
How do the grades differ?
Super Negin and Negin are red stigma only; Sargol is shorter red tips; Pushal and Bunch keep part of the yellow style.
How is quality assessed?
On ISO 3632 parameters: colouring strength, bitterness, aroma and moisture. Results per lot are available on request.
Which packaging do you offer?
1 g to 5 g jars or tins for retail, and 100 g to 1 kg tins or bags for bulk.
Do you send samples?
Yes. Sample terms are confirmed on request.
What shipping terms are available?
EXW, FCA, FOB Bandar Abbas, CFR, CIF and DAP, on request.
Request sample
To receive a sample, send the request form with grade and destination. Sample terms are confirmed on request.