Six grades. One standard.

Highest grade · 01

Super Negin

The highest grade of saffron produced. Long, thick, fully red stigmas with absolutely no yellow style attached. Reserved for premium culinary use, luxury retail packaging, and discerning wholesale buyers who demand visual perfection.

Aroma is exceptional. Coloring strength is at the top of ISO Category I. Visually, it is unmistakable.

ISO Category

I (Premium)

Coloring strength (Crocin)

260 – 290+

Aroma (Safranal)

40 – 55

Moisture

< 8%

Thread length

2.5 – 3 cm

Yellow style

None

Premium · 02

Negin

Long red stigmas with slightly less uniformity than Super Negin — but with the same purity and exceptional coloring performance. Our bestseller for culinary professionals, restaurants, and food manufacturers.

If Super Negin is the showpiece, Negin is the workhorse of premium kitchens.

ISO Category

I (Premium)

Coloring strength (Crocin)

230 – 260

Aroma (Safranal)

35 – 50

Moisture

< 9%

Thread length

2 – 2.5 cm

Yellow style

None to minimal

Traditional · 03

Pushal

Red stigmas attached to 1–3 mm of yellow style. The traditional form most familiar across Central and South Asia. Strong coloring power at a cost-effective price — popular for bulk culinary use, food manufacturing, and traditional markets.

ISO Category

II

Coloring strength (Crocin)

180 – 220

Aroma (Safranal)

30 – 45

Moisture

< 10%

Thread length

2 – 3 cm with yellow tail

Yellow style

1 – 3 mm attached

Pure cut · 04

Sargol

Separated red stigma tips — the pure, deep-red cut without any style attached. Strong coloring power and rich aroma, but with shorter thread length than Negin grades. Widely used in industrial food production, beverages, and high-volume kitchens.

ISO Category

I

Coloring strength (Crocin)

220 – 250

Aroma (Safranal)

35 – 48

Moisture

< 9%

Thread length

1.5 – 2 cm

Yellow style

None

Powder · 05

Saffron Powder

Premium Sargol or Negin threads ground to a fine, uniform powder. Dissolves rapidly in liquid — ideal for industrial food production, dairy, beverages, baked goods, and any application requiring fast, even color distribution.

Available in pure form or as a custom blend. Private-label packaging on request.

ISO Category

I

Coloring strength (Crocin)

220 – 260

Aroma (Safranal)

35 – 50

Moisture

< 9%

Particle size

< 0.5 mm

Application

Industrial, beverage, dairy

Heritage bunch · 06

Bunch (Daste)

The traditional form — entire saffron threads with their styles intact, tied into small bunches. Sought after by traditional markets, heritage retailers, and further-processing buyers who want to grade and finish in-house.

ISO Category

III

Coloring strength (Crocin)

120 – 170

Aroma (Safranal)

25 – 40

Moisture

< 10%

Form

Whole stigma + style

Application

Traditional retail, reprocessing