There are dishonest people who infect saffron with animal material such as fat, muscle strands of cooked beef and honey which causes saffron to lookalike bulkier and heavier. Also the pollution could cause the hazardous consumption of saffron.
In addition, there are some other frauds such as coloring the white style of the saffron by its natural color, also painting the threads just like its stigma which is usually made by Brazilian wood and sandal wood.
Following you can see a small fraction of materials that can topple the saffron purity:
Red dirt, fibers, corn, flowers Carthamus, Isfahan safflower in Isfahan, sepals marigold, wheat stem rust, root onions, moisture, salt and sugar.
Unfortunately, in recent years with the increase in the price of saffron, fraud has become common which is only diagnosis by laboratory testing or by visual experts. But for the early detection, physically, natural saffron is narrow at the bottom, rod-shaped and flat rack, thick at the end and the taste is slightly bitter but pleasant with a pungent odor.
If you leave the saffron threads in a cup of boiling water look, after about five minutes its color shouldn’t be whiten, also it is insoluble in gasoline and gasoline shouldn’t be colorful by.
However, we recommend buying saffron from reputable brands.
