Saffron flowers are sterile so they must be propagated by planting bulbs which last producing for 4-5 years. Saffron flowers bloom on October-November every year so they must be hand-picked early in the morning and then placed in baskets.
Then the stigmas are separated and toasted at warm temperature. Once you have saffron filaments they must be ground on smerile miller to get the desired particle size if saffron powder is the product requested. At Triselecta, the operation is performed at low temperature and oxygen content resulting on better values of crocine, picocrocine and safranal.
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Saffron 100% Pure, composed by three carotenoids crocine (colouring agent), pirocrocine (flavour responsible) and Safranal (aroma responsible).
Part of the plant used: stigmas toasted & dried to less than 12 % moisture content.
Sour flavour, typical of saffron and powerful aroma.
Red fibres corresponding to dried stigmas
Plastic containers, glass jars, cans, plastic capsules, blisters.
Soluble in water when ground, turns it yellow colour.
4 years from packing date
Keep at room temperature on a dry place.
Grind it with your hands and place it on a glass of hot water to infuse it. Finally, add it to your food preparation at the end of cooking. It is widely used on rice (risotto, paella) soups, fishes, meats, desserts.
Category |
Nutrient |
Value |
Unit |
Energy |
Energy (kcal) |
310.246 |
kcal / 100 g |
Energy (kJ) |
1298 |
kJ / 100 g |
|
Carbohydrates |
Total Carbohydrates |
65.37 |
g / 100 g |
Calories from Carbohydrates |
254.943 |
kcal |
|
% Calories from Carbohydrates |
82.17 |
% |
|
Fat Content |
Total Fat |
5.85 |
g / 100 g |
Calories from Fat |
51.48 |
kcal |
|
% Calories from Fat |
16.59 |
% |
|
Monounsaturated Fat |
0.429 |
g / 100 g |
|
Polyunsaturated Fat |
2.067 |
g / 100 g |
|
Saturated Fat |
0.006 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 14:0 (Myristic Acid) |
0.006 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 16:0 (Palmitic Acid) |
1.157 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 16:1 (Palmitoleic Acid) |
0.003 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 18:0 (Stearic Acid) |
0.247 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 18:1 (Oleic Acid) |
0.39 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 18:2 (Linoleic Acid) |
0.754 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 18:3 (Linolenic Acid) |
1.242 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 20:1 (Gadoleic Acid) |
0.006 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 20:4 (Arachidonic Acid) |
0.013 |
g / 100 g |
|
FA 22:5 (Clupanodonic Acid) |
0.06 |
g / 100 g |
|
Protein Content |
Protein |
11.432 |
g / 100 g |
Calories from Protein |
46.871 |
kcal |
|
% Calories from Protein |
15.11 |
% |
|
Fiber and Ash |
Total Dietary Fiber |
3.9 |
g / 100 g |
Ash |
5.448 |
g / 100 g |
|
Minerals |
Calcium (Ca) |
110.9 |
mg / 100 g |
Copper (Cu) |
0.328 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Folate |
93 |
mcg |
|
Iron (Fe) |
11.1 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Magnesium (Mg) |
264 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Manganese (Mn) |
28.408 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Niacin |
1.46 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Phosphorus (P) |
252.1 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Potassium (K) |
1724 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Riboflavin |
0.267 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Selenium (Se) |
5.6 |
mcg |
|
Sodium (Na) |
148.2 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Zinc (Zn) |
1.09 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Vitamins |
Thiamin |
0.115 |
mg / 100 g |
Vitamin A (IU) |
530 |
IU / 100 g |
|
Vitamin A (RE) |
53 |
mcg_RE / 100 g |
|
Vitamin B-6 |
1.3 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) |
80.8 |
mg / 100 g |
|
Vitamin E |
1.69 |
mg_ATE / 100 g |
|
Water Content |
Water |
11.898 |
g / 100 g |
Málaga, Spain