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Saffron
Crocus sativus
Delicate crimson stigmas, the world's costliest spice.
Saffron
Nutritional qualities
Used in tiny amounts for colour and aroma.
Natural compounds
Contains crocin (colour), picrocrocin (taste) and safranal (aroma).
Traditional use
Prized across Persian, Kashmiri and Mediterranean cooking.
Modern research
Its distinctive pigment and aroma compounds are well studied.
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