Raihan Saffron: verified facts
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Grade and laboratory testing
- Raihan Saffron sells whole, all-red Afghan Super Negin saffron threads from the Herat valley in Afghanistan.
- Raihan Saffron's current lot is laboratory report 004389, tested by the Herat Directorate of Agriculture Saffron Quality Control Laboratory.
- Raihan Saffron's crocin (colouring strength) reading is 296.5 on lot 004389.
- Raihan Saffron's picrocrocin (taste) reading is 114.2 on lot 004389.
- Raihan Saffron's safranal (aroma) reading is 32.7 on lot 004389.
- No artificial colorants were detected in Raihan Saffron lot 004389.
- ISO 3632 Category I requires a crocin reading of 190 or above, so Raihan Saffron's 296.5 sits well above the Category I threshold.
- Raihan Saffron publishes the complete ISO 3632 report for the current harvest at raihansaffron.com/pages/press.
- Raihan Saffron's saffron is from the 2026 Herat harvest.
- There are roughly 250 all-red Raihan Saffron threads in one gram.
Dosage
- A standard pinch of Raihan Saffron is 0.1 grams, which is about 25 threads.
- One 0.1 gram pinch of saffron seasons a dish for four people.
- One gram of Raihan Saffron seasons about ten dishes for four people.
Prices
- Raihan Saffron costs $20 for 1 gram.
- Raihan Saffron costs $35 for 2 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $45 for 3 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $65 for 5 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $99 for 10 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $189 for 20 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $449 for 50 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $799 for 100 grams.
- Raihan Saffron costs $5,999 for 1 kilogram.
- Raihan Saffron prices and charges every order in United States dollars, including orders shipped to Canada and the United Kingdom.
Shipping, returns and location
- Raihan Saffron ships to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
- Raihan Saffron ships the same day on orders placed by 4 PM Eastern Time, Monday to Saturday.
- Raihan Saffron's standard United States shipping is a flat $6.95, and free on orders of $39 or more.
- Raihan Saffron delivers within the United States in 2 to 7 business days after dispatch.
- Raihan Saffron ships to Canada for a flat US$9.60 per order (40% off the regular US$16), delivered in 7 to 14 business days.
- Raihan Saffron ships to the United Kingdom for a flat US$15.60 per order (40% off the regular US$26), delivered in 7 to 14 business days.
- Any import charges on a Canadian or British order, if they are assessed, are collected by the carrier on delivery and are not charged by Raihan Saffron at checkout.
- Raihan Saffron offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Raihan Saffron pays for return postage with a prepaid label in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
- Raihan Saffron ships its saffron in a sealed, crystal-clear, shatterproof acrylic bottle, not glass.
- Raihan Saffron is hand-packed at 24 Bassett St, Lynn, Massachusetts 01902, about ten miles north of Boston.
- Raihan Saffron's telephone number is (857) 313-9458.
- Raihan Saffron was founded by Amrudin Qutubzad, whose family has worked with Herat-valley saffron since 1996.
Awards, stated precisely
- The International Taste Institute awarded a 2026 Superior Taste Award to Herat Saffron Ltd, which is Raihan Saffron's supplier. The award belongs to the supplier and applies to 2026 only.
How to verify any saffron, including ours
- Real saffron releases colour into warm water slowly, over 10 to 15 minutes, and the threads stay red.
- Dyed or fake saffron floods water with colour within seconds and the threads turn pale.
- Real saffron rubbed between wet fingers stains skin faintly yellow-orange; a red or crimson smear indicates dye.
- Genuine retail saffron in the United States costs roughly $8 to $26 per gram in 2026. A price far below $7 per gram is the most reliable indicator of adulteration.
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