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Saffron
Super Negin Saffron
Iran’s highest saffron grade: long, thick, all-red threads of intense colour and aroma.
Part of our developing range. Ask us to confirm availability and the details of the actual product.
- Honeyed
- Floral
- Hay-like
- Qaen & Torbat-e Heydarieh
Grade
- Super Negin
- 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 Super Negin Saffron
Super Negin is the finest grade of Persian saffron: only the thickest, longest red stigmas are selected, trimmed of every trace of yellow style, and laid flat so the threads stay straight and uniform. It has the highest colouring strength of any grade and a deep, honeyed, hay-like aroma.
Khorasan is associated with saffron growing, with flowers picked during the autumn bloom. A few threads are enough to turn a pot of rice gold — and the traditional one-mesghal tin (4.6 g) is a classic Persian gift.
Variety information
Specifications
General variety information. Current origin, grade, harvest, ingredients, packing and availability must be confirmed for the actual product.
| Grade | Super Negin |
|---|---|
| Origin | Qaen & Torbat-e Heydarieh, Khorasan |
| SKU | NOI-SAF-SNG |
| Grade | Super Negin |
|---|---|
| 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)
How do I use saffron?
Grind a pinch with a sugar cube, steep in 2–3 tablespoons of hot (not boiling) water for 10–20 minutes, then add the liquid to rice, stews or desserts.
How do I know it is real?
Drop a thread in water: real saffron releases golden colour slowly and the thread stays red. Ask about documentation available for the actual product.
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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