Real Saffron

Buying saffron? Here is how to know if your saffron is pure or fake. Use these easy at-home tests to check colour, aroma, strands and ensure real health benefits in every dish.

Saffron is a spice as well as a colour. It is said that one pound (454 grams) of dried saffron requires 75,000 flowers! The process of collecting is painstaking as well.