The major varieties of saffron
Kashmiri saffron is regarded as the highest quality saffron for its pungent aroma, taste and coloring effect. This variety of saffron is unique yet excellent and finer among all other varieties.
Kashmiri saffron is regarded as the best variety of saffron available in the market. Kashmir along with Iran and Spain are the largest cultivators and exporters of Saffron. Excellent quality of saffron in the world is produced in the Kashmir valley with its unique quality and features Owing to its long and dark red hues. It is a very rare and exotic spice that requires very specific kind of cultivation Kashmir is blessed with the perfect agro- climatic condition for saffron cultivation. Crocin is mainly responsible for rich color of the saffron and Kashmiri Saffron is highly recommended because of the high content of Crocin in it. The quality and purity of Saffron is dependent on unique aroma and features of the stigmas it contains and the color, it is believed that the deeper the color of saffron, the higher is the value of it.
Most widely used saffron types throughout globe are as follows
Mongra or Lacha Saffron
Aquilla Saffron
Spanish Superior and Creme Saffron
'Mongra' or 'Lacha' Saffron:
It is recognized by its dark crimson red threads and is the darkest of all Saffron types cultivated across the globe. This variety of Saffron is considered to be the best saffron in the world due to its strong flavor, aroma and coloring agent. This type of Saffron is cultivated only on Kashmiri soil. Kashmiri Saffron is rarely found elsewhere and is also very expensive.
'Aquilla' Saffron
Cultivated at the Navelli Valley and Sardinia area of Italy, is the Iranian Saffron called 'Aquilla'. Iran accounts for the largest Saffron production in world. Iranian Saffron flower plants are little shorter than Kashmiri Saffron plant and thus length of the thread is also shorter. Color of Iranian saffron is lighter red than that of Kashmiri saffron. However, quality of this saffron is regarded high by the consumers. Owing to its bulk production and export, this variety of saffron is abundantly available in markets around the world. Price of Iranian saffron is less than Kashmiri saffron.
In India, high-grade Kashmiri saffron is often sold and mixed with cheaper Iranian imports; these mixes are then marketed as pure Kashmiri saffron, a development that has cost Kashmiri growers much of their income (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron
'Spanish Superior' and 'Crème' Saffron:
Spanish saffron is lower in quality to Kashmiri Saffron and Iranian Saffron. This kind of saffron is mostly commonly used in USA and other countries. This variety of saffron contains more yellow parts from the style of the plant and higher floral waste thereby making it is less expensive and effective than other varieties of saffron.
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