Iranian saffron

There is a reason why the Iranian saffron is believed to be the top saffron available and its saffron producers in Iran provide over 90% of worldwide saffron.Additionally, Iranian saffron can be found in various varieties that can be bought directly from a supplier.

The cultivation area of saffron in Iran has had a rising trend in the last few years and nowadays. It is cultivated in 21 provinces . Saffron cultivation forms an important

part of the livelihood for family farms.

Royal negin saffron

Royal Negin is a premium variety of saffron . It is known for its bright red color and long, thick threads, which are highly aromatic and flavorful.

Royal Negin saffron is considered to be one of the highest quality grades of saffron due to its strong coloring power and intense flavor. This type of saffron is often used in gourmet cooking and is valued for its unique taste and aroma.

Types of iranian saffron

Royal Negin Saffron

royal Negin is the highest quality of Iranian saffron. royal Negin is all red saffron threads, and it is larger compared to Negin saffron.

Negin Saffron

Negin is yet another type of Iranian saffron, and it is considered to be the second-best quality saffron that you can purchase. Negin saffron is produced from grade one saffron that consists of the red and best part of the saffron flower.

Sargol Saffron

Sargol in English means the top of the flower. The Sargol Saffron is also all red threads of the saffron flower, but the threads are shorter compared to Negin and Super Negin saffron types.

White saffron

This type consists of the white and pale parts of the stigma, having high aroma but low color strength with a length of 5 to 15 mm, is used as an aromatic substance for foods and … This part of saffron is usually used in medicine and has many benefits although it does not have any red color.

Pushal Saffron

Pushal is yet another type of Iranian saffron, and it comes with all red saffron threads as well as a bit of yellow saffron. Keep in mind; there is nothing wrong with yellow saffron; it has just changed its color in the drying process of saffron.

Health Benefits of saffron

Nutrition of Saffron

here’s a table of nutrition facts about saffron spice per 100 grams:

Nutrient	Amount
Calories	310 kcal
Protein	11.43 g
Fat	5.85 g
Carbohydrates	65.37 g
Fiber	3.9 g
Sugar	3.44 g
Calcium	111 mg
Iron	11.1 mg
Magnesium	264 mg
Phosphorus	252 mg
Potassium	1724 mg
Sodium	148 mg
Zinc	1.09 mg

Contains Powerful Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant

Saffron is rich in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant substances, including carotenoids like crocin, crocetin, and picrocrocin, and terpenes like safranal, which are the main bioactive compounds found in saffron.

A study that included 80 people with type 2 diabetes found that participants who supplemented with 100 milligrams of saffron per day for 12 weeks had significant reductions in blood levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker of oxidative stress, compared to a control group.

Improve Sleep

Research suggests the active substances found in saffron have sleep-inducing properties and may have a beneficial effect on sleep quality and duration.

Benefit Mental Health

Saffron is a brightly-colored spice that’s high in health-promoting compounds, such as carotenoid antioxidants. Research findings suggest saffron has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and may improve heart health, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, improve sleep, and protect eye health.

Boost Heart Health

Saffron has antioxidant properties; it is, therefore, helpful in maintaining healthy arteries and blood vessels. Saffron is also known to have anti-inflammatory properties, which are beneficial to cardiovascular health.

cancer-fighting properties

Saffron is high in antioxidants, which help neutralize harmful free radicals. Free radical damage has been linked to chronic diseases, such as cancer.

Recipes of saffron

Saffron is used in many Iranian dishes but One of the most common correct ways to consume saffron is to brew it.

For this, you need to grind the saffron strings.
Then pour the milled saffron powder in a small bowl or a glass
Now, add some boiling water to cover the saffron.
Then cover it and let the saffron infuse for 30 minutes.

The next method is ice:

To melt saffron with ice and benefit from the color of this spice, first grind saffron. Then pour the saffron powder in a bowl or a glass and put a few pieces of ice on it. The amount of ice cubes depends on the amount of your saffron powder.

The ice should cover the saffron powder. Then, when the ice melts at room temperature, saffron returns the same color and dissolves in water.

What to Look for When Buying Saffron

Smell:

“The smell should be distinguished and soft. The aroma should be floral, honey-like, with a slight sweetness to it—this is a measure of the element safranal in saffron,” she says.

Taste:

“The taste should be floral, sweet, and at the same time earthy. This is a measure of picrocrocin in saffron,” says Ghaffer.

Sight:

“The appearance of saffron can be tested by adding water to saffron threads,” says Ghaffer. “If it starts coloring the water quickly, your saffron may be fake or low-quality; real saffron slowly turns the water into a yellow/golden color. This test measures the crocin of saffron.”

Why saffron is so expensive

Since such a small part of the flower is used, it takes 75,000 saffron flowers to make one pound of saffron spice. The small amount of saffron spice per plant, along with the fact that harvesting must be done manually, leads to saffron’s price being majorly expensive.

Conclusion

Do not forget that in order to benefit from all the properties of saffron, you must pay attention to the correct way of consumption and the amount of saffron consumption. Because if you do saffron correctly or if you consume more than allowed, not only will you not benefit from the properties of saffron, but it will also harm you.

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