Zaran Saffron, Superior Saffron Threads (Premium) All-Red Saffron Spice for your Paella, Risotto, Persian Tea, Persian Rice, and Golden Milk) (Persian (Sargol), 14 Grams)

I have been using this brand of saffron for about three months and am on my fourth order.This feels like TMI, but I’m sharing this for those who struggle with depression. I use one nice sized pinches two times per day for depression and anxiety. If you haven’t heard of this used as medicine, I recommend you head over to the NCBI database and do your own research. But to sum up, in a double blind study versus Prozac, saffron was able to give 75% of the study participants the same benefits as Prozac without the unwanted side effects. There is still more research needed to verify these results, but I figured I’d give it a shot since there are no notable side effects from a couple pinches of saffron every day. I had already coordinated with my doctor and tapered off Zoloft under his constant supervision. (That’s super important to do! Don’t just stop your meds and start eating saffron like an ignorant fool. It’s dangerous and you might end of doing something regrettable because of it. Going off Zoloft was really really hard and I definitely needed the support of my doctor to do it.)Removing the favored antidepressant and anti anxiety medicine left me feeling pretty bad. I was open to a natural remedy and had pretty low expectations. I sought out a reasonably priced but highest quality saffron since I intended to use this as medicine. This saffron has yet to disappoint in its quality. It has great shape, color, and aroma.As far as medicinal quality, HOLY COW! I’m definitely one of the fortunate 75% that completely benefits from this remedy. I get noticeably blue when I skip a dose. I have in fact changed my whole diet to two green smoothies a day just so I can incorporate the two pinches (and lost 20 pounds!) so if you are looking to replicate these results, this is an excellent brand to purchase and you will need to be sure to a) find a way to get it eaten twice a day realistically and consistently and b) make sure you don’t run out. Now that I know how often I need it, I’m most likely going to do a subscription of 2g every 2-3 weeks.

WOV, this is one of the best saffrons that I have purchased in the last 10 years. No joke, I buy about an ounce of saffron every year (a good portion of which goes as a gift for family and friends). I bought saffron online from a variety of sources and merchants including Kashmiri saffron from India. While quality Kashmiri and Afghani saffrons are as good, it's hard to find quality product at a reasonable price. For the last 7-8 years, I have been buying saffron mainly from Costco online and they do have one of the best saffrons out there. When you buy from Costco, every packet comes with a lab report (done in NYC). The batch I bought this April read the color score of 262 and not many can top that! Zaran saffron looks like its up there with 250+ score. The fragrance of this saffron is more potent than the Spanish saffron that Costco has. I weighed the contents on a research lab analytical balance and it came down to 10.095 grams. If these guys maintain the quality and pricing, they found a customer for life! Costco has their 14 gram jar for 80 bucks and put it on sale few times a year for 60 to 65 dollars. I paid $65 for 14 grams in April when it was on sale. They however, sell only costco size package of 14 grams (and rarely 5 gram package) and that's about it. Thank you guys at Zaran!

I feel unfair to rate this 1 star but I received an empty bag 🤔 just putting it out here so people would aware of itUpdated 11/26/18ZARAN immediately emailed me to offer a free replacement, I received it today n opened it up, this look really high quality. All red, no junks, I also bought another brand Spanish saffron, but it has full stem which including the white part of it, so the look is great, but when I place each container close to nose the Spanish saffron is more aromatic 🤔, smell more fragrant n sweeter smell than Zaran. So I did the water comparison, put 1 stem of each in water , after few 5-10 minutes the Spanish saffron blended out more color, so I thought may be the Zaran too dry? I used toothpicks pinch it to help extract the color, I did the same thing on both n Spanish I've had more color... weird but I bought this for the aromatic n color, so I have to take 2 points off since this doesn't give me the quality I expected.11/27/18The same saffron I left over night in the cup with clear plastic wrap. Surprisingly after 1 night the Zaran bled out darker yellow orange color than the other, it may explain the other used dye, n I opened the wrap, the aromatic of Zaran saffron was way better. I really don't understand how, my thought would be , the saffron here went through a really good process of dehydration/drying, so all the colors being compacted down on the strand, as well as the flavor/smell. So I change from 3 stars to 4, until I cook with it and write another review.

We were dubious about this offer, merely because we’ve spent four times the money for this much saffron. Now, we’re not saffron connoisseurs; that should be said when discussing a spice which is this costly in general. This saffron is from Iran, not Spain. That makes s difference to some; not to us, in our long, expensive relationship with this ingredient. Saffron is among our favorite seasonings for seafood.We are accustomed to peculiar packaging when we buy spices on-line. Zaran’s product came in a lovely, traditional tin, which was shrink-sealed thoroughly. It was wrapped in its own cute bubble-wrap envelope, conveyed by Amazon Prime in the ubiquitous white bubble wrap of its own.The product is uniform, rich in color, and Heavenly in aroma and flavor. Again, we didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise, and actually let out a “wow-gasp” upon opening.We look forward to more treats from this merchant.

I ordered the saffron, and as an Arab who uses saffron in almost all dishes (savory and sweet), I was pleasantly surprised. The packaging was beautiful and lined with velvet. The smell glass bottle that contained the saffron was cute and held the valuable spice tightly. The aroma that you smell when you opened the bottle is unbelievable and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Thank you.