Nutritional value of each type of saffron

Saffron is the name of the Pistil of the crocus flower, which contains the most nutrients, is considered a herb with many uses in life and medicine. In different pistils parts will contain different nutrients.

There are many types of saffron on the market with decreasing nutritional value as follows: Negin, Sargol, Pushal, Bunch, Konji.

Negin saffron is elongated and thicker than the regular saffron, the body is straight (no ripples) and is at least 1.5 cm tall. Negin saffron is red (evenly unbroken), pure flavor with a hint of bitterness. Exceptionally strong fragrance.

Sargol Saffron is 1cm long, oval or rod-shaped, round in shape, and little fracture is seen in the fibers. Sargol Saffron has a very strong red color. Light, light bitter taste, strong aroma.

Poushali Saffron is thread-thin with a 2 - 3 mm design. Its shape is quite similar to the straight as Negin but with a bit of a ripple. Red yellow (its red color is more than yellow). Great fragrance. The purity is quite bitter.

The three mentioned above have the highest nutritional content, selected for sale in the Vietnamese market. The remaining two (listed below) are typically selected for food processing or pharmaceuticals.

Bunch Saffron
The size ranges from 2 to 3 cm, oval, round, long and elongated, red - white. The taste of Saffron Bunch is quite bitter. Great aroma and exceptional essence but its power aroma is inferior to saffron Sargol.

Konji saffron
The tail of the pistil, behind, is light yellow or creamy white. Usually packaged into saffron powder.

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Products

Negin Saffron Mashhad

Saffron Negin Salam is grown in the high mountains of the Mashhad region, where the air is fresh. Saffron is watered with dew, due to resistant to the dry wind blowing in the summer, so the surviving plants have the most intense vitality.

Negin Saffron Kashmiri

Negin Saffron from The House of Origins is legally sourced with high quality. There are a plethora of famous saffron raw material areas, but the Kashmiri pistil from India has a better quality because the climatic and soil conditions are more suitable for them. Each Kashmiri saffron has 3 delicate branches of saffron that are skillfully hand-picked by the local Lethapora farmer community to bring you the original and pure 'red gold'.

Negin Saffron Iran

Negin Saffron Bahraman is a dried saffron pistil produced by Bahraman Saffron Iran company. Saffron Bahraman is known as one of the most valuable and expensive herbs in the Middle East. Bahraman products are the output of a growing, cultivating and harvesting process that uses a limited amount of fertilizer. Therefore, bahraman saffron still ensures high quality, retains aroma and high nutritional content to ensure safety for users.

Nutritional value of each type of saffron