Saffron for Restaurants

For professional kitchens

Saffron for kitchens that plate with intention.

Whole all-red Afghan Super Negin, never powder, never blends, from our family's own fields in Herat and hand-packed in Lynn, Massachusetts. Every lot is tested to ISO 3632 Category I before we buy it, and the report is published so your chef can read the numbers rather than the adjectives. Below: what a pan actually uses, the size that fits your covers, and a cart link that skips the email.

296.5crocin, report 004389
Category IISO 3632, every parameter
250threads to the gram
Same-dayshipping, Monday to Saturday, on orders placed by 4 PM ET
Whole unbroken all-red Super Negin saffron threads on black slate

What a kitchen actually uses

Saffron is bloomed in warm liquid for ten minutes and added with the liquid; the threads go in too. Measured that way, the numbers are smaller than most people expect.

Dish Saffron Threads Per plate at the 10 g price
Rice, pilaf, biryani 0.1 g per batch for four about 25 threads $0.25
Paella 0.25 g per pan for four about 60 threads $0.62
Risotto, stews, sauces 0.15 g per batch for four about 40 threads $0.37
Desserts and custards 0.1 g per batch of eight about 25 threads $0.12

Per-plate figures use the 10 g bottle at $9.90 a gram. The 20 g and 50 g sizes bring a paella plate to about $0.59 and $0.56. These are the amounts we use ourselves; a bloomed pinch carries further than a dry one, which is why menus that sprinkle saffron into the pan use twice as much for half the color.

Size the order

Enter what you serve in a normal week. The calculator returns grams a month, the cheapest combination of bottles and the cost per plate, then puts the order in your cart.

Bulk calculator

Size the order, then buy it

A restaurant sending out thirty paellas a week uses roughly seven and a half grams of saffron a week; the calculator turns that into the bottles and the cost per plate.

See every bulk size

The grams-per-batch figure is editable. The defaults are the amounts we use in our own kitchen in Lynn: a 0.1 g pinch for a rice dish that serves four, a quarter gram for a pan of paella, about four threads for a cup of tea. Saffron is bloomed, not sprinkled, so a little goes further than most menus assume.

The ladder

Same lot, same grade, every size. Larger bottles cost less per gram.

Size Price Per gram Dishes at a pinch Suits
5 g bottle $65 $13.00 about 50 Trials, tea programs, small kitchens Add to cart
10 g bottle $99 $9.90 about 100 Restaurant lines, busy tea houses Add to cart
20 g bottle $189 $9.45 about 200 Paella and biryani programs Add to cart
50 g pack $449 $8.98 about 500 Multi-outlet kitchens, bakeries Add to cart
100 g pack $799 $7.99 about 1,000 Catering, commissaries Add to cart
1 kg pack $5,999 $6.00 about 10,000 Manufacturers, distributors Add to cart

A standard pinch is about 0.1 g and seasons a dish for four. Every size is the same lot, the same all-red Super Negin grade and the same sealed acrylic bottle; only the per-gram price changes. Free US shipping over $39, which every size here clears. Thirty-day money-back guarantee on all of them.

What you are buying

Raihan Saffron 3 g bottle and gift box on black slate

The lot in every bottle

Our current lot carries Herat government laboratory report 004389: crocin 296.5, picrocrocin 114.2, safranal 32.7, artificial colorants absent. ISO 3632 Category I on every tested parameter. We test each harvest before we buy it, so a lot that fails is a lot we never own.

Read the full report

In a busy kitchen

Three habits that keep a 10 g bottle at full strength for the months it takes to use it.

Keep it sealed and away from the lineHeat and light are what fade saffron. Store the sealed bottle in a cool, dark cupboard, not on the shelf above the pass, and decant a week's worth into a small jar for service.
Bloom a batch for serviceSteep the day's saffron in warm water for ten minutes, covered, and hold it cold. The bloomed liquid keeps its color and aroma through service far better than dry threads dropped into a hot pan.
Weigh, do not pinchA 0.1 g pinch is easy to double by eye. A pocket scale that reads to 0.01 g pays for itself in a week and keeps the plate cost where the calculator says it is.

How an order works

Step oneSize it, or write one lineUse the calculator and check out, or email raihansaffronco@gmail.com with what you serve or sell and the quantity you have in mind. We reply the same business day.
Step twoBloom-test a sampleVerified wholesale buyers receive a complimentary 1 g bottle so your chef or buyer can test it in warm water before a larger order. We pay the shipping.
Step threeWe pack, we shipStock orders placed by 4 PM Eastern ship the same day, Monday to Saturday, from Lynn, Massachusetts. Custom-label runs take two to four weeks. Resale certificates and tax-exempt orders are handled at checkout or by email.

Questions chefs ask

How much saffron does a paella program go through?

A standard paella for four uses about 0.2 to 0.3 g. A restaurant serving thirty paellas a week uses roughly six to nine grams a week, 25 to 40 g a month. A 10 g bottle is a sensible first order; volume programs settle at 50 to 100 g a month, which is where the 50 g and 100 g packs make sense.

Do you provide documentation?

Yes. The ISO 3632 report for the current lot, Herat laboratory report 004389, is published on our press page, and a copy comes with wholesale orders on request. We can also provide a current-crop specification sheet.

Can you support a same-week order?

Stock orders placed by 4 PM Eastern ship the same day, Monday to Saturday, from Lynn, Massachusetts; Sunday orders ship Monday morning. Private-label runs need two to four weeks.

How is saffron stored in a busy kitchen?

Sealed, cool and dark. Kept that way the threads hold full color and aroma for about two years, so a program that uses 10 g a month can buy a 100 g pack without losing anything to time.

Is there a minimum?

No. Buy one bottle or a case of packs at the listed prices. Chefs who want to test first receive a complimentary 1 g sample after a short email.

Talk to the person who packs itRecurring deliveries, sample bottles and specification sheets.
raihansaffronco@gmail.com  ·  (857) 313-9458
24 Bassett Street, Lynn, Massachusetts · Monday to Saturday