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  2. Saffron - Wikipedia

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    Saffron's aroma is often described by connoisseurs as reminiscent of metallic honey with grassy or hay-like notes, while its taste has also been noted as hay-like and sweet. Saffron also contributes a luminous yellow-orange colouring to foods. Saffron is widely used in Persian, [69] Indian, European, and Arab cuisines. Confectioneries and ...

  3. Use of saffron - Wikipedia

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    Saffron's usual substitutes in food—turmeric and safflower, among others—yield a garishly bright yellow that could hardly be confused with that of saffron. Saffron's main colourant is the carotenoid crocin; it has been discovered in the less tediously harvested—and hence less costly—gardenia fruit. Research in China is ongoing. [17]

  4. History of saffron - Wikipedia

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    Saffron, a spice derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), has through history remained among the world's most costly substances. With its bitter taste, hay-like fragrance, and slight metallic notes, the apocarotenoid -rich saffron has been used as a seasoning, fragrance, dye , and medicine .

  5. Crocus - Wikipedia

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    Saffron coloured robes were much admired by women in antiquity [122] and gave the garment Crocota its name. [123] The oil was also valued as a cosmetic. [ 124 ] According to Greek legend Crocus or Krokus ( Greek : Κρόκος ), was a mortal youth the gods turned into a plant bearing his name, the crocus, after his death caused by his great ...

  6. Category:Saffron - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Saffron" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. Saffron trade - Wikipedia

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    The saffron grown in Kashmir is mainly three types — ‘Lachha Saffron’, with stigmas just separated from the flowers and dried without further processing; ‘Mongra Saffron’, in which stigmas are detached from the flower, dried in the sun and processed traditionally; and ‘Guchhi Saffron’, which is the same as Lachha, except that the ...

  8. Colchicum autumnale - Wikipedia

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    Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, [3] naked boys [4] or naked ladies, [5] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae.

  9. Crocus sativus - Wikipedia

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    Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering cultivated perennial , unknown in the wild, [ 2 ] it is best known for the culinary use of its floral stigmas as the spice saffron .