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How many plants does it take to get one pound of saffron?

A pound (454 grams) of dry saffron requires 50,000-75,000 flowers


Can you smoke saffron?

You could smoke it but it would be very, very expensive. Don't try growing your own, it takes about 75,000 flowers just for a pound. Persian saffron is the best, costing at about $7,000 USD for a pound. Saffron can be fake, or cut with fake saffron. With the high price, there are many tests that easily distinguish the difference.


What parts of the saffron plant are used for medicinal purposes?

Saffron is harvested by drying the orange stigma of the Crocus sativus flower over fire. Over 200,000 crocus stigmas must be harvested to produce one pound of saffron.


How much saffron should be used in this recipe?

For this recipe, use a pinch of saffron for a subtle flavor.


Did vikings eat saffron?

Not likely. Saffron is a Mediteranian Crop, and the Vikings lived in a much colder climate.


How much does saffron cost in Canada?

a lot


Do saffron cost more than 3000 dollars a pound?

Yes, saffron typically costs more than $3,000 per pound. It is one of the most expensive spices in the world due to the labor-intensive process of harvesting, which involves hand-picking the delicate stigma from the saffron crocus flower. The limited growing conditions and the large number of flowers needed to produce a small quantity of saffron also contribute to its high price. Prices can vary based on quality and origin, but they often exceed this threshold.


How much is 1 kilogram of saffron?

At present each gram of saffron should cost you Rs. 375 - Rs. 400. In the United States, a gram of saffron is about $6, or about $150 per ounce. You can get a 5kg can (about 11 lbs.) for $24,000.


How expensive is saffron?

The saffron crocus are the dried stigmas of the flower itself. Each flower only produces three of these and the are so fragile that they have to be collected by hand. It's the scarcity of saffron and it's labour-intensive harvesting that makes this spice so expensive. Thankfully good saffron is very pungent an a little goes a long way. It's made from the stamens of a crocus. These are tiny and picked by hand, and it takes a large number of them to make even a small amount of saffron.


What can you use instead of saffron?

Nothing really substitutes for the flavor of saffron, but safflower, which does not have much flavor, is often used as a cheaper substitute to give a very similar color. Turmeric can also be used to give a yellow color, but it is strongly flavored, and its flavor is much different than saffron.


What is the most expensive spice in the world?

Saffron, with the botanical name crocus sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. Derived from the dried stigmas of the purple saffron crocus, it takes anything from 70,000 to 250,000 flowers to make one pound of saffron. The flowers have to be individually hand-picked in the autumn when fully open. Fortunately, only a little needs to be added to a dish to lend it colour and aroma; too much makes the food bitter


How much does a pound of four weigh?

If the question is meant to be "How much does a pound of flour weight?" The answer is a pound.