AmuHerat saffron from Herat

AmuHerat Royal 20 g tin and Premium 5 g round tin on a stone with saffron flowers, at dawn in the Herat valley

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Introducing AmuHerat Premium and Royal

Whole saffron threads from Herat, laboratory tested, in two selections: burgundy-and-gold Premium and black-and-gold Royal, our flagship.

AmuHerat Royal 5 g
Royal
AmuHerat Premium 5 g
Premium

245+1 Coloring strength. Whole thread. Two lines.

A hand picking a saffron flower at dawn

Measured in a lab, not promised.

Saffron threads on a drying tray and a scale

Every shipment is tested in a certified lab in Afghanistan and in the EU: colour, taste and aroma to ISO 3632.

  • 3

    Measures

    colour, taste and aroma, ISO 3632

  • I

    Quality grade

    grade I starts at 2001

  • 2

    Labs

    in Afghanistan and in the EU

Saffron field in Herat at first light, mist between the rows, two empty baskets

150

flowers for one gram of saffron, picked by hand.

Gift-boxed. Ready to give.

Rigid black box, gold trim, paper-shred bed. Premium arrives in a natural kraft box.

AMU Gift Collection

Gift-boxed, ready to give.

Two gift boxes, sized to the tins. Herat’s finest threads, ready to hand over.

The final gift-box designs are coming soon; until then, every tin arrives in our current gift packaging. Notify me

In every size.

  • Premium 5 g

    Premium 5 g

    Round tin · €39.90

  • 1 g

    1 g

    Glass vial · €9.90

  • 2 g

    2 g

    Glass vial · €17.90

  • 30 g

    30 g

    Metal tin · €179.90

  • Kraft gift box

    Kraft gift box

    Natural kraft box on a paper-shred bed

AmuHerat Royal 5 g in its gift box

What's included

  • Whole saffron threads in a sealed tin
  • Gift box: black (Royal) or kraft (Premium)
  • Paper-shred bed

Specifications

Origin

  • Herat province, Afghanistan
  • Picked by hand at dawn
  • Hand-picked whole stigmas

Grade

  • Negin and Super Negin
  • ISO 3632 grade I
  • Crocin target: Premium 245–270+, Royal 270–300+ (lab results may differ)

Lab testing

  • Every shipment
  • In Afghanistan and in the EU
  • Lab sheets on the Explore page

Packaging

  • Metal tin: 2 · 5 · 20 · 30 g
  • Glass vial: 1 · 2 g
  • Gift box: black (Royal), kraft (Premium)

Storage

  • Cool, dry, away from light
  • Best-before date on the tin
  • Keep closed after opening

Shipping

  • By courier across the EU
  • Time and cost at checkout
  • Free pickup: Budapest, Vienna

Choose your size