Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron
Greek Organic Red Saffron in Filaments, the prefecture of Kozani produces the best quality of crocus in the world, the golden spice of Greece.
Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron, One of the world’s most precious spices!
Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron in Filaments, or threads, is actually the dried stigmas of the saffron flower, “Crocus Sativus Linneaus”. Each flower contains only three stigmas. These threads must be picked from each flower by hand, and more than 75,000 of these flowers are needed to produce just one pound of Saffron filaments, making it the world’s most precious spice. But, because of saffron strong colorings power and intense flavor, it can be used sparingly. Saffron is used both for its bright orange-yellow color and for its strong, intense flavor and aroma.
Saffron Coloring Strength
Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron, Crocus contains crocin, the source of its strong coloring property, bitter-crocin, which offers the distinctive aroma and taste and essential oils which are responsible for its therapeutic properties.
Protected Designation of Origin Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron, Krokos crocus or zafora?
The locals are so dedicated to its production rite that one of the producer’s villages, i.e. Krokos, is named after this spice. It flowers every year, in autumn from around mid-October to mid-November.
This is also the crop period that gives way to a delicate processing phase through which the much-desired product will be obtained. Annual production, depending on weather conditions, ranges from 6 to 12 tons of pure red saffron each year. Much of this production is certified organic. All of it is (PDO) no other region of Greece can produce Greek Red Saffron. It is also extremely high-quality: Greek Red Saffron, as provided by the Kozani Cooperative, has a guaranteed coloring strength of 230.
Health Benefits and Uses!
Greeks and Romans as it was believed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties. In fact it is cited by Asclepius and Hippocrates. It is, still today, used in pharmaceutics but mainly in cooking and confectionery. Moreover, it plays the role of a pigment in products such as pasta and butter. It is easy to find recipes using the ingredient of crocus cited as saffron in cookery books.
A small quality of saffron adds an exquisite flavor, color and aroma in your dishes such as pasta, rise, soup, sauces, poultry, meat, and fish. Greek saffron is perfectly pure and combined with coffee or tea forms an excellent beverage.
Try it and you won’t regret it. You will be thrilled!
Availability
Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron in filaments, Available in glass jar of 1, 2, 4 gr, & Wholesale in bulk of 100, 500, & 1000 grams
USDA approved:
Organic-seal USDA The Wholesale Organic Greek Saffron is also Organic USDA approved as well. Our company OLYMPIC TRADING CO cooperates closely with Kozani Cooperative so we are an authorized distributor for their products. Only here at OLYMPIC TRADING CO you can get the highest quality Organic Greek Saffron, so don’t hesitate and get in touch wit us!
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