No machine can do the delicate work required to harvest these thin threads. And it can take 40 hours of hard manual labor to produce just 1 kilogram of high-quality saffron. Growing the plants isn ...

Kashmiri saffron threads are noticeably longer and thicker ... the yellowish-white ‘style’ attached and the rarer, prized pure red strands — Kashmiri saffron indeed stands apart and is ...

While saffron threads are the pure, unaltered stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower, saffron oil is made by infusing dried saffron threads in a carrier oil, like almond or jojoba oil. Dr Shristi ...