Persian Saffron or Zaferan is a spice known for its vibrant color and rich flavor .Saffron is rich in plant compounds that act as antioxidants, such as crocin, crocetin, safranal, and kaempferol. Antioxidants help protect your cells against oxidative stress.

The Iranian saffron is known to the world as the best saffron available in the market. The Iranian saffron suppliers produce the highest quality saffron globally, and most hypermarkets get in touch with Iranian manufacturers for saffron wholesale. Currently, Iran is supplying over 90% of the market’s demand.

Most saffron is cultivated in the province of Khorasan. Moreover, the Iranians are known to produce saffron-based products out of the Iranian saffron. For example, saffron rock candy, saffron mixed cake powder, saffron jelly, saffron herbal tea, saffron pudding, etc. The Iranian saffron comes in 4 major types. Super Negin, Negin, Sargol and Pushal.

Super Negin

Super Negin is the best of the best. Super Negin saffron consists of red threads. This type of Iranian saffron is highly valuable.

Negin

Negin is another Iranian saffron that is produced out of the top-quality saffron flower that is hand picked from different provinces of Iran. The Negin saffron consists of all red saffron threads.

Sargol

Sargol means the top of the flower. This type of saffron is the top of the Crocus sativus (saffron flower) flower. The threads in Sargol Iranian saffron are shorter compared to Negin and super Negin.

Pushal

Pushal saffron consists of yellow and red threads of saffron flower.