Saffron (Zaferan) is a spice that is made from the flower Crocus Sativus, which is also known as Saffron Crocus. Some people call it the Red Gold. Because this spice is the world`s most expensive spice by weight. The reason behind this high price is that, it is super difficult to manually extract large number of stigmas.
This Spice is a 6 digit HS92 product. (HS Code: 091020)
Zaferan is made from the filaments which grow inside of this flower. The threads which are made from the stigma and style of the filaments are what we call saffron. Its Origin is Iran, although other countries produce it as well.