American saffron is Fake Saffron / American Saffron is not at all Real Saffron
Dried Safflower refers to the thistles of the flower heads of the safflower plant, a minor crop today, with about 600,000 tons being produced commercially in more than sixty countries worldwide. India, United States, and Mexico being its leading producers. The red-orange thistles produce a slight yellow dye but no saffron flavor or aroma in cooking or baking. Those unfamiliar with saffron’s real qualities sometimes mistake these thistles, sold very inexpensively in packages sometimes labeled “saffron”, for saffron stigmas. Popularly known as American saffron or Mexican saffron, this fake saffron actually being a member of the Daisy family is used to extract safflower oil. Although its dried, edible flowers do impart the characteristic yellow color to foods, it has no flavor and is definitely not a saffron substitute candidate.
Next time you go to buy saffron, buy pure quality saffron and please make sure you are buying the real one and not the fake or adulterated version. For there can be no substitute to the exotic taste, aroma and color a pure saffron has to offer.
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from 100 reviewsIt's been 3 days since my first use of IKS Saffron. I have used it in warm water and honey and other times I would just pinch a bit and chew it up. Either way tastes very good.
It is amazing to watch the brilliant ruby red Saffron turn the cup of water into an almost bright gold color.
About 20 minutes after drinking my first cup of Saffron with honey, I started to notice that I wasn't having the horrible intestinal discomfort and the bad mood that went along with the abdominal pain. Wow !!! I have been using the Saffron everyday since it came in the mail.
I am very grateful and thankful to you all for the best, the purest and the most carefully handled Saffron.
Thank you again IKS, and I will be ordering more very soon for my mother.
Charles Van Buren
very happy with the product.
tested it and it made me happy. Thanks IKS
This is the 2nd buy of this product and we will buy it again. Great quality! Fast delivery!
I was searching for a good quality saffron and my search ended here. The quality is very good. I wanted to gift this to someone whom I like and they liked it very much. I recommend this product. For people who haven't ordered before, you can blindly order one without any problem. The only problem I faced was that IKS team couldn't trace delivery address quite easily as it was a remote location. IKS team was very cooperative and was just a msg away through WhatsApp, much appreciated.
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