Botanical Name: Crocus sativus L.
INDIAN NAMES OF SAFFRON
Hindi : Kesar, Bengali : Jafran, Gujarati : Keshar, Kannada : Kumnkuma kesari, Kashmiri : Kong, Malayalam : Kunkumapoove, Marathi : Keshar, Kesara, Punjabi : Kesar, Zafran, Sanskrit : Keshara, Kunkuma, Aruna, Asra, Asrika, Tamil : Kungumapoo, Urdu : Zafran
FOREIGN NAMES OF SAFFRON
Spanish : Azafran, French : Safran, German : Safran, Swedish : Saffran, Arabic : Zafran, Dutch : Saffraan, Italian : Zafferano, Portuguese : Acofrao, Russian : Shafran, Japanese : Safuran, Chinese : Fan Hung-Hua
Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world is derived from the dry stigmata of the plant Crocus Sativus. The plant is a bulbous, perennial with globular corms, 15-20 cm high. It has 6 to 10 leaves present at anthesis, one to two flowers with a lilac-purple colour with perianth segments of 3.5 – 5 cm and style branches of 2.5 – 3.2 cm. The yellow style is deeply divided into three branches and the stigmata are bright red. Flowers are arising directly from the corms. Flowers have tri-lobed stigma, which along with the style tops yield the saffron of commerce.
Saffron is a native of Southern Europe and cultivated in Mediterranean countries, particularly in Spain, Austria, France, Greece, England, Turkey, Iran. In India, it is cultivated in Jammu & Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh. Saffron thrives best in warm sub-tropical climate. In Spain, it is grown in dry temperate conditions with an annual rainfall below 40 cm. It grows at an elevation of 2000 mtrs MSL. Photoperiod exerts a considerable influence in the flowering of saffron. An optimum period of 11 hours illumination is desirable. Unusually low temperature coupled with high humidity during flowering season affects flowering of the crop. Spring rains boost production of new corms. Slightly acidic to neutral, gravelly, loamy, sandy soils are suitable for saffron cultivation.
We can provide following grades of Saffron.
- 100 % Kashmir Pure
- Afghani Mogra
- Irani Mogra
- Iranian Negin
- Super Negeen Irani
- Afghani Super Negin
Packing
1 Gram bottle packing with or without branding available
Usage of Saffron
- Saffron is used as a culinary seasoning and to color, cottage cheese, chicken and meat, rise, mayonnaise, liquors and cordials.
- It is used in specialty breads, cakes, confectionaries, Mughlai dishes.
- It is used as a perfume in cosmetics.
- It is used in fevers, melancholia and enlargement of liver and spleen.
- It is used to heal arthritis, impotence and infertility. It has wide range of uses in Chinese and Tibetan medicines.
Our offices are located at Rajkot, Gujarat and Bangalore, Karnataka in India. Product will be shipped from our office in Bangalore or Gujarat based on stock availability and buyer's location/port.
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