Super Negin Saffron
Iran’s highest saffron grade: long, thick, all-red threads of intense colour and aroma.
HS 0910.20Details & enquiry
Saffron
Sargol Saffron
All-red saffron tips with strong colour and aroma — the everyday cook’s choice.
Part of our developing range. Ask us to confirm availability and the details of the actual product.
- Floral
- Honeyed
- Earthy
- Qaen & Torbat-e Heydarieh
Grade
- Sargol · all-red
- Packaging
- Discuss available packing
- MOQ
- Confirm on enquiry
- Supply
- Seasonal · confirm availability
- HS code
- 0910.20
- Our team is based in Larestan, Fars
- Availability confirmed on enquiry
Overview
About Sargol Saffron
Sargol means “top of the flower”: only the deep-red tips of the stigma are kept, with no yellow style. The threads are shorter and more broken than Negin, but colouring strength and aroma are just as strong — so it performs beautifully in the kitchen at a friendlier price.
Use it for tahdig, saffron rice, sholeh zard (saffron rice pudding), joojeh kabab marinades and saffron tea. Grind a pinch with a sugar cube, steep it in a little hot water, and let it bloom for ten minutes before using.
Variety information
Specifications
General variety information. Current origin, grade, harvest, ingredients, packing and availability must be confirmed for the actual product.
| Grade | Sargol |
|---|---|
| Origin | Torbat-e Heydarieh & Gonabad, Khorasan |
| SKU | NOI-SAF-SRG |
| Grade | Sargol · all-red |
|---|---|
| Packing enquiry | Discuss available packing |
| Minimum order | Confirm on enquiry |
| Supply | Seasonal · confirm availability |
| HS code (indicative) | 0910.20 |
| Order details | Origin, quantity, packing and delivery confirmed on enquiry |
Growing region
Qaen & Torbat-e Heydarieh, Khorasan
Saffron and barberries
Eastern Iran’s Khorasan region grows the overwhelming majority of the world’s saffron. Each autumn the crocus fields around Qaen, Torbat-e Heydarieh and Gonabad bloom for just a few weeks, and the red stigmas are picked by hand at dawn. Nearby Birjand and Qaen also grow seedless barberries (zereshk).
- Signature
- Negin & Sargol saffron
- Bloom
- Late Oct – Nov
- Also grows
- Barberries (zereshk)
Is Sargol lower quality than Negin?
Not in the pot. Both are all-red; Sargol simply has shorter, less uniform threads.
How much do I need?
About 0.1 g — roughly 20 threads — colours rice for four people.
Why is saffron so expensive?
Each crocus flower has only three stigmas, and every one is picked and separated by hand. It takes roughly 150,000 flowers or more to make a single kilo of dried saffron.
What is the difference between Negin and Sargol?
Both are all-red. Negin keeps the whole long red stigma, neatly trimmed; Sargol keeps only the deep-red tips, so threads are shorter and more broken. Colour and aroma are similar — Negin simply looks more beautiful.
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