Guidelines for the diagnosis of saffron
Saffron is one of the products that the customer should pay attention to while buying the best choices. However, the “safflower” and even corn awn similar look and feel, and some traders profit saffron, saffron principle of the customer rather than sell it.
Fraud in the sale of saffron
Color cream-colored saffron stigmas in chemical or synthetic colors.
Add some materials that are similar in appearance, such as safflower saffron stigmas.
Add saffron artificial colors in order to improve its color.
At the same time applying the low sales is the weight of saffron as well as other methods of fraud. Add salt and sugar to Saffron to increase its mass in this type of fraud there. Therefore, one of the diagnostic tests that will have a bitter taste of saffron, but if it tastes sweet or salt, a salt or sugar added to it.
However in general those who sell counterfeit products, they lack the complete and correct packaging manufacturer. It is clear that to ensure the production license logo on the packaging above.
Way to detect fake saffron
The first method: the apparent differences between plants: corn awn straight, but is curved saffron flag.
The second method: a piece of saffron put on a gas flame in this case, pure saffron or orange to purple color that comes to potassium is concerned. But in the case of counterfeit saffron yellow color is created.
The third method: If the saffron strands brown paper (newsprint) put a little pressure and we should not leave grease stains. If so, the chances are it’s a fake saffron.
How to store saffron
Saffron, especially after you grind away from light and moisture and stored in glass cup, because according to the oil (aromatic substances) Saffron can evaporate if improper maintenance, its essential oils evaporate over time and the pharmacological effects and the taste is reduced and its quality is lost.
Get Social