sssaffronMay 34 minHistory of saffronSaffron was detailed in a 7th-century BC Assyrian botanical reference compiled under Ashurbanipal. Documentation of saffron's use over th...
sssaffronMay 32 minUses of saffronSaffron's aroma is often described by connoisseurs as reminiscent of metallic honey with grassy or hay-like notes, while its taste has al...
sssaffronMay 31 minSaffron market,Almost all saffron grows in a belt from Spain in the west to Kashmir in the east. In 2014, 250 t (250,000 kg) were produced worldwide. Ir...
sssaffronMay 31 minTypes of saffronThe various saffron crocus cultivars give rise to thread types that are often regionally distributed and characteristically distinct. Var...
sssaffronMay 31 minSaffron adulterationDespite attempts at quality control and standardisation, an extensive history of saffron adulteration, particularly among the cheapest gr...
sssaffronMay 33 minKashmiri saffron packageSaffron is not all of the same quality and strength. Strength is related to several factors including the amount of style picked along wi...
sssaffronMay 32 min Saffron Spice propertyPhytochemistry and sensory properties Structure of picrocrocin: β–D-glucopyranose derivative safranal moiety Esterification reaction betw...
sssaffronMay 31 minHarvestingThe high retail value of saffron is maintained on world markets because of labour-intensive harvesting methods, which require some 200,00...
sssaffronMay 22 minOrigin of saffronA degree of uncertainty surrounds the origin of the English word "saffron". It might stem from the 12th-century Old French term safran, w...
sssaffronMay 22 minCultivationThe saffron crocus, unknown in the wild, probably descends from Crocus cartwrightianus. It is a triploid that is "self-incompatible" and ...
