Kashmiri Mongra Saffron
The world's rarest and finest red gold — handpicked from the Himalayan highlands of India, Mongra grade, ISO 3632 compliant and roughly three times more potent than common saffron.
Grown in rich, well-drained alluvial soil under a cool temperate climate with snow-fed irrigation, Kashmiri saffron benefits from high elevation — which brings natural pest resistance and a stronger, more complex aroma. Like Champagne or Darjeeling tea, it is GI-tagged: protected by its geography.
It is organically grown with no synthetic chemicals, pesticides, or GMOs. Crocus bulbs are hand-planted and stigmas hand-plucked at dawn during a brief autumn bloom, then sun-dried. Nothing is wasted — even the petals are repurposed for skincare.
Mongra refers to the deepest, all-red portion of the saffron thread — no yellow or white styles. It carries a strong floral-honey aroma with earthy undertones and the highest concentration of crocin (colour) and safranal (aroma).
Every batch is 100% pure, lab-tested, and ISO 3632 compliant. Because the harvest is so limited — only October to November — availability is scarce, and the potency is roughly three times that of common varieties.
- Deepest crimson, all-red threads
- Highest crocin & safranal content
- Hand-harvested and sun-dried
- ISO 3632 compliant · 100% pure
- Air-shippable worldwide
Prized in Michelin kitchens for Risotto Milanese, Paella, Persian Tahdig, and Kashmiri Kahwa, as well as ice creams, sweets, and teas. Beyond the plate, saffron is valued in wellness — a natural mood enhancer with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties used in Ayurvedic and Unani traditions — and in cosmetics, from brightening serums to anti-aging creams.
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Representative reference imagery of the ingredient and its varieties.
At a glance
Every consignment is graded, lab-checked where applicable, and packed to export standards for maximum freshness and compliance.
Trade & Export Terms
- Extremely limited annual harvest — order early for the season
- Lab-tested for crocin, safranal & picrocrocin
- Available for culinary, wellness & cosmetic buyers
- Global air-freight with full documentation
- Origin
- Kashmir, India (GI-tagged)
- Grade
- Mongra — all-red stigma
- Standard
- ISO 3632 compliant
- Harvest
- October – November (annual)
- Farming
- Organic · no chemicals or GMOs
- Potency
- ≈ 3× common saffron
- Purity
- 100% pure · lab-tested
- Shipping
- Air-freight, worldwide
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