sssaffronMay 3, 20204 minHistory of saffronSaffron was detailed in a 7th-century BC Assyrian botanical reference compiled under Ashurbanipal. Documentation of saffron's use over...
sssaffronMay 3, 20202 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...
sssaffronMay 3, 20201 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....
sssaffronMay 3, 20201 minTypes of saffronThe various saffron crocus cultivars give rise to thread types that are often regionally distributed and characteristically distinct....
sssaffronMay 3, 20201 minSaffron adulterationDespite attempts at quality control and standardisation, an extensive history of saffron adulteration, particularly among the cheapest...
sssaffronMay 3, 20203 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...
sssaffronMay 3, 20202 min Saffron Spice propertyPhytochemistry and sensory properties Structure of picrocrocin: β–D-glucopyranose derivative safranal moiety Esterification reaction...
sssaffronMay 3, 20201 minHarvestingThe high retail value of saffron is maintained on world markets because of labour-intensive harvesting methods, which require some...
sssaffronMay 2, 20202 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,...
sssaffronMay 2, 20202 minCultivationThe saffron crocus, unknown in the wild, probably descends from Crocus cartwrightianus. It is a triploid that is "self-incompatible" and...
