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Super Negin saffron · Herat province, Afghanistan

Whole red saffron threads from Herat.

Whole red stigmas, sorted by hand in Herat and packed in light-proof tins. One grade, one numbered lot, tested to ISO 3632.

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  • Harvest November 2026
  • ISO 3632 Category I
  • Net weight guaranteed
  • Ships within 1 business day
A heap of whole red saffron threads from the sorting table in Herat. Drawing of an AfgSaffron 5 g tin. Current lot Harvest November 2026

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Pick your tin.

The same Super Negin threads in every tin, from one numbered lot. The bigger the tin, the less you pay per gram.

Mix any 3 tins and save 15%.

3 tins: 15% off · 6 tins: 20% off

Drawing of an AfgSaffron 1 g tin.
First taste

1 g tin

Try it. Seasons about ten dishes for four.

$12 $12.00 / g

Drawing of an AfgSaffron 2 g tin.

2 g tin

A season of weekend cooking.

$19 $9.50 / g

Drawing of an AfgSaffron 5 g tin.

5 g tin

The home-cook staple.

$42 $8.40 / g

Drawing of an AfgSaffron 10 g tin.
Ships free

10 g tin

For bakers and big batches.

$59 $5.90 / g

Drawing of an AfgSaffron 1 oz tin (28.35 g).
Lowest price per gram

1 oz tin (28.35 g)

28.35 g. The chef tin, restaurant pantry size.

$149 $5.26 / g

For restaurants and shops

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Bulk threads and cases of tins have their own page, with a trade account.

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All sizes ship from the same lot. Free US shipping over $45.

Why ours

Know what's in the tin.

Independent studies find 20 to 45 percent of retail saffron samples cut, dyed or short. Here is what you get with ours.

What to check AfgSaffron Typical store saffron
Where it was grown Herat province, Afghanistan, on the label Often not stated
Harvest November 2026 Rarely stated
Lab test Every lot, ISO 3632 Category I Rarely shown
Cut Whole red stigma, yellow style removed Often mixed with the yellow style
Who sorted it Our team in Herat, by hand Not stated

How to use it

A pinch is enough.

A gram seasons about ten dishes for four. That's about $1.20 a dish from the 1 g tin, and about 53¢ from the 1 oz tin.

  1. 1 · Measure A generous pinch, about 0.1 g, for a dish for four.
  2. 2 · Bloom Steep the threads in two or three tablespoons of warm water, stock or milk for twenty minutes. The liquid turns deep gold.
  3. 3 · Add late Pour threads and liquid in near the end of cooking. Long boiling dulls the aroma.

Our story

Sorted by hand in Herat.

Women in white coats, hairnets, masks and gloves working at a long table in the Herat processing center.
The Herat team Sponsored by UN Women
women, give or take, clean, sort and pack each harvest
25
the year the team started, paid through each harvest season
2022
red stigmas in each crocus flower, picked by hand in the early morning
3
flowers, roughly, for one kilo of saffron
150,000
Nasima Ebrahimi, partner in Afghan Mosafer Saffron, in the Herat office, certificates on the shelf behind her.
Nasima Ebrahimi, partner in Afghan Mosafer Saffron, in Herat.

Herat province grows most of Afghanistan's saffron. The crocus flowers for a few weeks in late October and November. Each flower is picked by hand in the early morning and dried the same day.

Then our team in Herat cleans, sorts and packs the threads by hand, and we ship them to you from San Diego, CA.

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Questions

Before you buy.

How much saffron do I need?

A generous pinch, about 0.1 g, seasons a dish for four. A gram is roughly ten dishes, so the 1 g tin is a good first buy.

How do I know it is real?

Every lot is tested to ISO 3632 by an independent lab, and the certificate of analysis is available on request. At home, drop a few threads in warm water. Real saffron turns the water gold slowly over ten to fifteen minutes while the threads stay red. Dyed fakes bleed at once and go pale.

When will my order ship?

Orders placed by 4 pm Pacific ship the same business day from San Diego, CA by USPS or UPS with tracking. Free US shipping over $45.

What if I am not happy with it?

Unopened tins can be returned within 30 days for a refund. If a tin arrives short of its stated net weight, we replace it and pay the return.

How should I store it?

Airtight, away from light, at room temperature. Whole threads hold their aroma for about two years. Powder fades much faster, which is why we only sell threads.

Do you ship outside the United States?

Not yet. For now we ship to addresses in the United States only.

This year's harvest.

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