Bulk Afghan Super Negin Saffron Threads, 10g Bottle — Raihan
Price
$120.00
The 2026 Herat Harvest
Afghan Super Negin saffron.A pinch of red. A cup turns gold.
Bloom a few threads in warm water and watch the gold unfurl. Whole all-red threads from a single Herat lot — never powder, never blends.
Harvest bottles from $20 · Free U.S. shipping over $49
glass bottle · sealed · harvest-dated
The harvest bottle
Choose your bottle.
Sealed glass bottles, harvest-dated, all-red Super Negin. Start small or stock the kitchen.
270+
crocin · color value
2026
Herat harvest
Cat I
ISO 3632 grade
30
day money-back
The collection
Five sizes. One uncompromising grade.
Start with a gram. Stock the pantry with ten. Or gift the box that arrives wrapped in burgundy linen.
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The signature bottle
Sealed in glass. Ready to gift.
The bottle we hand-pack in Lynn, filmed up close — all-red Super Negin threads in glass, boxed for gifting.
glass bottle · gift box · hand-packed in Lynn, MA
From Herat to your cup
Harvested at dawn
Hand-picked from Crocus sativus at first light, when the flowers are still cool and the stigmas at their richest.
Graded and sealed
Brought over in small lots, graded to ISO 3632 Category I, and sealed in glass bottles with the harvest year stamped on every bottle.
Bloomed in your cup
A few threads in warm water for ten minutes. The water turns deep gold and the aroma fills the room. That is real saffron.
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Real Saffron · Real Proof
Trusted on shelves. Loved on social.
Not just another website. Raihan Saffron sits on real shelves across MA & CT — stocked by grocers who can taste true Super Negin.
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Now in 8 local markets.
From Boston to Hartford, real shelves stock Raihan Super Negin. Want it on yours?
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From the source
Direct from farms in the Herat highlands.
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All-red threads
No yellow style. No powder. No blends.
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Sealed glass bottles
Hand-packed in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Tested every batch
ISO 3632 cat. I · color value 270+.
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Stocked by 8 local markets
Real shelves across MA & CT — and growing.
The signature gift
Saffron is the new bottle of wine.
Hand-wrapped in burgundy linen, sealed with a wax stamp, and finished with a printed how-to guide. For dinner-party hosts, weddings, Eid, Nowruz, the holidays — anyone who deserves better than another candle.
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From the source
One highland. One harvest. One uncompromising grade.
We work with a single cooperative of growers in the Herat highlands — the same families, the same fields, harvest after harvest. Picked at dawn while the crocus is still closed, hand-separated thread by thread, dried slow over woven mats, and shipped straight to our packing room in Lynn.
Raihan began at a kitchen table in Lynn, Massachusetts — a family who grew up cooking with real Afghan saffron and could no longer find it on American shelves. So we built the bridge ourselves. Every jar still passes through our hands before it leaves for yours.
I’m Bilal Qutubzad — my family has known Herat saffron since 1996. Today I pack every bottle myself in Lynn.
Proof, not promises
See it with your own eyes.
The field in the Herat highlands. This year's harvest, hand-sorted down to all-red threads. And the independent government lab report that grades it. No stock photos — this is our saffron.
Raihan Saffron is a family-run Afghan saffron company (est. 1996) that grows single-origin Super Negin in the Herat highlands and hand-packs whole threads in Lynn, Massachusetts. The current harvest lab-tested at 296.5 crocin — ISO 3632 Category I, roughly 50% above the Category I minimum of 200.
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Independently lab-tested
ISO 3632 Category I — certified.
Every export lot is tested by the Herat Directorate of Agriculture's Saffron Quality Control Lab. Category I is any color strength above 200. This harvest tested 296.5 — and zero artificial color.
296.5
Color
crocin
crocin
114.2
Flavor
picrocrocin
picrocrocin
32.7
Aroma
safranal
safranal
None
Artificial
color
color
Certificate of Analysis · Herat Directorate of Agriculture, Saffron Quality Control Lab · ISO 3632-1:2010 · sample graded for U.S. export
Why Raihan
Five things most saffron brands won't tell you.
We control every step — from the picker's hands to the jar in your kitchen.
Single origin, single grade
One region. One harvest. One uncompromising grade in every jar.
Super Negin only
The longest threads, the deepest crimson, the highest grade of saffron in the world.
Honey, hay, and rose petal
A layered aroma you can smell the moment the seal breaks.
Whole threads only
Never powder. Never blends. Never fillers like turmeric or marigold.
Hand-packed in the U.S.
Sealed in a glass bottle with a gold tamper-evident seal.
How to use it
Four steps. One ritual.
Saffron is simple if you know one rule — always bloom it first.
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Bloom
Crush 8–10 threads. Steep in 2 tbsp warm water for 15 minutes.
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Tea
Stir the bloom into chai, black tea, or chamomile.
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Rice
Drizzle over basmati while it rests — perfect kabuli pulao.
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Desserts
Fold into shir berenj, panna cotta, or vanilla ice cream.
From our kitchen
Five recipes worth opening the jar for.
Foundational dishes from Persia, Afghanistan, India, and Italy — each one designed to teach you a technique you'll use forever.
Before you buy
Questions, answered.
Is Raihan Saffron authentic Afghan saffron?
Yes. Every gram is hand-picked at origin in the Herat highlands and packed by us in Lynn, Massachusetts. We control the supply end-to-end — no anonymous warehouses, no blends, no powder.
What grade is your saffron?
Super Negin — the highest grade of saffron in the world. Long, all-red threads with no yellow style. Color value tests at 270+ on the ISO 3632 scale, well into category I.
How much saffron should I use per serving?
Use 8–15 threads per pot of tea or rice. Bloom them in 2 tablespoons of warm water for 15 minutes before adding to the dish.
How do I store saffron?
Keep the bottle sealed in a cool, dry cupboard, away from direct sun. Stored well, saffron holds full color and aroma for 24 months.
Do you offer wholesale pricing?
Yes. We work with restaurants, specialty retailers, tea houses, and gift retailers. Volume pricing and Net-30 terms available on request.
What is your return policy?
30 days, no questions asked. If you're not satisfied, contact us and we'll make it right.
Where do you ship?
Across the United States. Standard U.S. shipping is $8 flat, and orders over $49 ship free. Orders dispatch within 1–2 business days from Lynn, Massachusetts.
What's the difference between Afghan and Persian saffron?
Afghan saffron from the Herat highlands has a deeper crimson and a fuller, more floral aroma. Persian saffron is the most commonly traded; Afghan is grown at slightly higher altitudes, often producing a richer thread.
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Buying guide
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Technique
How much saffron is enough
A simple chart for tea, rice, desserts, and showpiece dishes — with the math behind the pinch.
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Storage
How to store saffron the right way
Light, heat, air, moisture — the four enemies, and why a sealed bottle and a cool cupboard buy you two more years.
Raihan Saffron
Bloom something worth the wait.
Hand-picked in Herat, hand-packed in Massachusetts, sealed in glass bottles and ready to ship.
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