Family-grown saffron

• PlaceIkenioun, Morocco's Atlas mountains
• GroundAncient volcanic ground, soil naturally rich in minerals
• ClimateDry mountain climate, cold winters, snow in some years
• GrowingNo pesticides, no chemicals

• CormsFrom our own field. Each September, the largest, firmest corms, around 8 g, are selected by hand and replanted, untreated, with nothing added.
• PickingBy hand at dawn, before sunrise, over three weeks in November.
• TrimmingEach stigma trimmed by hand, so its three threads stay joined as on the flower.
• Pure stigmasOnly the red stigma, with no yellow style.
• DryingDried naturally, laid on cloth in a room sheltered from light and damp, then left to mature. Three months in all: ready in February or March.
• Know-howPassed down from one generation to the next. My family grows it; I check, pack and deliver it myself.

Analysed by YesWeLab, an independent laboratory accredited by COFRAC (ISO/IEC 17025). Compliant on all four criteria of the standard.

• FlavourPicrocrocin, at the highest level of the standard82.9
• AromaSafranal, compliant38.9
• ColourCrocin, compliant188.3
• MoistureStandard: 12 % or less9.6 %

Harvest November 2024 · analysed 08/10/2025 · sample Saf251891

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• Dosage0.1 g for 3 to 4 plates
• StorageJar tightly closed, in its pouch, away from light, heat and damp.
• For your guests“This saffron comes from one family, in a village at 1,400 m in Morocco’s Atlas mountains. Every flower is picked by hand at dawn, every stigma trimmed by hand, then dried for three months.”
• For your menuFamily-grown Atlas saffron, Safran Excellence

1. I bring the pack to your kitchen in person whenever possible, otherwise it comes by post. Nothing to pay when you receive it.
2. Inside: 1 g for you to taste, at no cost (30 to 40 plates), and a sealed 5 g jar.
3. You have three weeks to decide, then just tell me your choice.
4. Convinced? Keep the 5 g jar; the invoice comes by email or WhatsApp. Not convinced? A prepaid return label comes the same way, or I collect the sealed jar on my next visit. The return is on us.

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