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The bitter glucoside picrocrocin is responsible for saffron's pungent flavour. [35] Picrocrocin ( chemical formula: C Vlahova, Veselka (2022). "SAFFRON (CROCUS SATIVUS) AS AN ALTERNATIVE CROP IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. A REVIEW" (PDF). Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development. 22 (2): 778 . Retrieved 22 September 2022. Dai, Lili; Chen, Lingyan; Wang, Wenjing (2020). "Safety and Efficacy of Saffron ( Crocus sativus L.) for Treating Mild to Moderate Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 208 (4): 269–276. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001118. PMID 32221179. S2CID 210119504. Despite attempts at quality control and standardisation, an extensive history of saffron adulteration, particularly among the cheapest grades, continues into modern times. Adulteration was first documented in Europe's Middle Ages, when those found selling adulterated saffron were executed under the Safranschou code. [46] Typical methods include mixing in extraneous substances like beetroot, pomegranate fibres, red-dyed silk fibres, or the saffron crocus's tasteless and odourless yellow stamens. Other methods included dousing saffron fibres with viscid substances like honey or vegetable oil to increase their weight. Powdered saffron is more prone to adulteration, with turmeric, paprika, and other powders used as diluting fillers. Adulteration can also consist of selling mislabelled mixes of different saffron grades. Thus, high-grade Kashmiri saffron is often sold and mixed with cheaper Iranian imports; these mixes are then marketed as pure Kashmiri saffron, a development that has cost Kashmiri growers much of their income. [47] [48] [49] [50] Safflower is a common substitute sometimes sold as saffron. The spice is reportedly counterfeited with horse hair, corn silk, or shredded paper. Tartrazine or sunset yellow have been used to colour counterfeit powdered saffron. [7]

Kafi, M.; Koocheki, A.; Rashed, M. H.; Nassiri, M., eds. (2006), Saffron (Crocus sativus ) Production and Processing (1sted.), Science Publishers, ISBN 978-1-57808-427-2 The plant sprouts 5–11 white and non- photosynthetic leaves known as cataphylls. These membrane-like structures cover and protect 5 to 11 true leaves as they bud and develop on the crocus flower. The latter are thin, straight, and blade-like green foliage leaves, which are 1⁄ 32– 1⁄ 8in), in diameter, which either expand after the flowers have opened ("hysteranthous") or do so simultaneously with their blooming ("synanthous"). C.sativus cataphylls are suspected by some to manifest prior to blooming when the plant is irrigated relatively early in the growing season. Its floral axes, or flower-bearing structures, bear bracteoles, or specialised leaves, that sprout from the flower stems; the latter are known as pedicels. [18] After aestivating in spring, the plant sends up its true leaves, each up to 40cm (16in) in length. Only in October, after most other flowering plants have released their seeds, do its brilliantly hued flowers develop; they range from a light pastel shade of lilac to a darker and more striated mauve. [20] The flowers possess a sweet, honey-like fragrance. Upon flowering, the plants are 20–30cm (8–12in) in height and bear up to four flowers. A three-pronged style 25–30mm (1– 1 + 3⁄ 16in) in length, emerges from each flower. Each prong terminates with a vivid crimson stigma, which are the distal end of a carpel. [19] [18] Cultivation [ edit ] a b Honan, W. H. (2 March 2004). "Researchers Rewrite First Chapter for the History of Medicine". The New York Times . Retrieved 13 September 2011. Lak, Daniel (11 November 1998). "Kashmiris pin hopes on saffron". BBC News . Retrieved 11 September 2011.Hussain, A. (28 January 2005). "Saffron Industry in Deep Distress". BBC News. London . Retrieved 15 September 2011. Main article: Crocus sativus Description [ edit ] Crocus flowers which yield red saffron stigmas Corms

The Essex town of Saffron Walden, named for its new specialty crop, emerged as a prime saffron growing and trading centre in the 16th and 17th centuries but cultivation there was abandoned; saffron was re-introduced around 2013 as well as other parts of the UK (Cheshire). [110] [111] The Americas [ edit ] Saffron contains some 28 volatile and aroma-yielding compounds, dominated by ketones and aldehydes. [36] Its main aroma-active compounds are safranal – the main compound responsible for saffron aroma – 4-ketoisophorone, and dihydrooxophorone. [35] [36] Saffron also contains nonvolatile phytochemicals, [37] including the carotenoids zeaxanthin, lycopene, various α- and β- carotenes, as well as crocetin and its glycoside crocein, which are the most biologically active components. [35] [38] Because crocetin is smaller and more water-soluble than the other carotenoids, it is more rapidly absorbed. [38]

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In recent years, saffron adulterated with the colouring extract of gardenia fruits has been detected in the European market. This form of fraud is difficult to detect due to the presence of flavonoids and crocines in the gardenia-extracts similar to those naturally occurring in saffron. Detection methods have been developed by using HPLC and mass spectrometry to determine the presence of geniposide, a compound present in the fruits of gardenia, but not in saffron. [51] Types [ edit ]

The plants fare poorly in shady conditions; they grow best in full sunlight. Fields that slope towards the sunlight are optimal (i.e., south-sloping in the Northern Hemisphere). Planting is mostly done in June in the Northern Hemisphere, where corms are lodged 7–15cm (3–6in) deep; its roots, stems, and leaves can develop between October and February. [18] Planting depth and corm spacing, in concert with climate, are critical factors in determining yields. Mother corms planted deeper yield higher-quality saffron, though they form fewer flower buds and daughter corms. Italian growers optimise thread yield by planting 15cm (6in) deep and in rows 2–3cm ( 3⁄ 4– 1 + 1⁄ 4in) apart; depths of 8–10cm (3–4in) optimise flower and corm production. Greek, Moroccan, and Spanish growers employ distinct depths and spacings that suit their locales. Rashid, Afshan (22 September 2018). "From 35kgs earlier to 1kg yield now, 'successful' Saffron Mission paves way for apples in Pampore". Free Press Kashmir . Retrieved 1 January 2019. Dharmananda, S. (2005), "Saffron: An Anti-Depressant Herb", Institute for Traditional Medicine, archived from the original on 26 September 2006 , retrieved 10 January 2006 a b c d Gresta, F.; Lombardo, G. M.; Siracusa, L.; Ruberto, G. (2008). "Saffron, an alternative crop for sustainable agricultural systems. A review". Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 28 (1): 95–112. doi: 10.1051/agro:2007030. S2CID 44054590. Rezvani-Moghaddam, Parviz (1 January 2020), Koocheki, Alireza; Khajeh-Hosseini, Mohammad (eds.), "Chapter 8. Ecophysiology of saffron", Saffron, Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, Woodhead Publishing, pp.119–137, ISBN 978-0-12-818638-1 , retrieved 22 February 2023Way, A. (1843). Promptorium parvulorum sive clericorum, lexicon Anglo-Latinum princeps, recens. A. Way. Camden soc. p.268 . Retrieved 18 May 2016. Another is the "Mongra" or "Lacha" saffron of Kashmir ( Crocus sativus 'Cashmirianus'), which is among the most difficult for consumers to obtain. [55] Repeated droughts, blights, and crop failures in Kashmir combined with an Indian export ban, contribute to its prohibitive overseas prices. Kashmiri saffron is recognizable by its dark maroon-purple hue, making it among the world's darkest. [56] In 2020, Kashmir Valley saffron was certified with a geographical indication from the Government of India. [57] World production [ edit ] Saffron market in Mashad, Iran For any content that you submit, you grant Space NK a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Consumers may regard certain cultivars as "premium" quality. The "Aquila" saffron, or zafferano dell'Aquila, is defined by high safranal and crocin content, distinctive thread shape, unusually pungent aroma, and intense colour; it is grown exclusively on eight hectares in the Navelli Valley of Italy's Abruzzo region, near L'Aquila. It was first introduced to Italy by a Dominican friar from inquisition-era Spain. [ when?] But the biggest saffron cultivation in Italy is in San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia, where it is grown on 40 hectares, representing 60% of Italian production; it too has unusually high crocin, picrocrocin, and safranal content.

Willard, P. (2002), Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice, Beacon Press, ISBN 978-0-8070-5009-5 a b Fierberg, Emma. "Why saffron is the world's most expensive spice". Business Insider . Retrieved 12 January 2020.Francis, S. (2011), Saffron: The Story of England's Red Gold, With Delicious Saffron Recipes that Family and Friends will Love, Norfolk Saffron, ISBN 978-0-955-04667-4 that is, or may reasonably be considered to be submitted in extreme volumes and as such be deemed as ‘spam’; Basker, D; Negbi, M (1983). "Uses of saffron". Journal of Economic Botany. 37 (2): 228–236. doi: 10.1007/BF02858789. JSTOR 4254486. S2CID 40880131.