1. Saffron of Limousin: Culinary Features of Saffron SATIVOR® (click-me)
2. Saffron of Limousin: How to use Saffron SATIVOR® ?
3. Saffron of Limousin: Quality of Saffron SATIVOR®
4. Saffron of Limousin: How to buy Saffron without being fooled ?
5. Saffron: Where to buy ?
6. Saffron: Did you know ?

Saffron of France SATIVOR®: gourmet & medicinal 1st grade iso 3632

Saffron of France SATIVOR® is made of real Saffron stigmas (saffron threads) and is one of the best Saffrons on the market. Try this 100% pure, upscale and vintaged saffron. It is exclusively produced by La Paradisière, in Corrèze, Limousin, France. SATIVOR® is a trademark that guarantees Origin, Purity and Quality

1. Saffron of Limousin: Culinary Features of Saffron SATIVOR®   SUMMARY

  Saffron SATIVOR® is 1st Grade ISO 3632 Saffron (NEGIN A, SARGOL A, MONGRA). It is characterized by its sweetness, its subtlety, its presence, its floral tones, its nobility, its magnitude, and its length in mouth. The sensations it creates appear suddenly in nose and palate, and persist with great gentleness for a few minutes, giving you extended pleasure. SATIVOR® is particularly recommended for gastronomic & medicinal uses.

  In addition to its many medicinal virtues (To learn more, read La Bible du Safranier), Saffron of France SATIVOR® is a remarkable Flavour enhancer and a very efficient Aroma Harmonizer. Gentle but powerful Aromate, SATIVOR® has characteristic aromas of saffron, rich and complex, subtle and penetrating. Its floral and sweet tones also evoke rose, violet and freesia, while its harshness and bitterness remain particularly balanced and extremely discrete. Being also an Antioxydant, Saffron of France SATIVOR®, besides its benefits for human health, helps preserving food from the oxidative action of air...

Saffron SATIVOR® is finally a very powerful Natural Food Coloring, that will benefit your pastries, ice cream, beverages, rice, and more generally any preparation which pale tones need to be raised. Saffron SATIVOR® will give very beautiful warm and appetizing colors to your meals (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Comparison of the coloring strength of 3 Saffrons
Old and altered Saffron (left), counterfeit Saffron (center), and True Premium Saffron (right)

2. Saffron of Limousin: How to use Saffron SATIVOR® ?    SUMMARY

Use Saffron of France SATIVOR® across the entire spectrum of human food : From Drinks to Desserts and from Savory dishes to Sweet dishes.

Saffron SATIVOR® is delicious with fish and seafood (transmutation of iodine aromas in fruity aromas, typical saffron aromas, coloring pale flesh in gold and fire), omelettes, pasta, potatoes, and all other neutral substrate (typical aromas of Saffron), rices (color, flavors), bread (saffron flavors, color), white meats in sauce (harmonization, saffron flavors, color), vegetables like cucurbits and green or dried beans (harmony and enhancement of flavors, Saffron flavors), some fruits - such as peach, wild plum, or strawberry in jams (transmutation, Saffron flavors, enhancement of fruit aromas, color), or such as fresh orange in fruit salads (flavors enhancement) - and many other desserts and drinks...

  Discover how to work with Saffron SATIVOR® by reading :
* La Bible du Safranier. Tout savoir sur le Crocus sativus et sur le Safran
* La Bible de la Cuisine au Safran. 78 Recettes Simples, Faciles, et Délicieuses
Flavour and color immediately and easily drinks and desserts with Liquid sugar with Saffron SATIVOR®

3. Saffron of Limousin: Quality of Saffron SATIVOR®    SUMMARY

SATIVOR® is a Gourmet Premium Saffron exclusively made of whole stigmas harvested from the flower of Crocus sativus (Figure 2, right). The stigmas are the Saffron's Fine Fleur , the most concentrated part in coloring and aromatic molecules. Unlike saffrons of poor quality - which also include other parts of the pistil to increase the weight of the product, or which are in the form of crumbs harder to identify (Figure 2, left - usually a good evidence of a fraud by mixture or substitution, if not an evidence of an old saffron long handled or an end of stock) - Saffron SATIVOR® is 100% pure and in the form of whole stigmas clearly identifiable. By its great purity Saffron of France SATIVOR® has a high concentration of active principles giving it indisputable culinary, medicinal and dye properties.

Figure 2. Whole stigmas of gourmet Saffron SATIVOR® compared to all coming Saffron

  Saffron of Limousin: How was assessed the quality of Saffron SATIVOR®?

The superior quality of Saffron SATIVOR® was established after harvest by spectrophotometric analyses in laboratory, revealing compliance with the Superior Category as defined by international standard ISO 3632 (NEGIN A, SARGOL A, MONGRA). These analyzes assess the quality of drying and the concentration of substances responsible for gustatory, coloring, and aromatic power of Saffron, as defined in the ISO 3632 standard. These analyzes do not investigate the whole composition of the volatile fraction, responsible for the specific aromatic bouquet of each Saffron (not formalized by ISO).

  Saffron of Limousin: How does Saffron SATIVOR® stand out of the national and international competition?

Saffron of France SATIVOR® is among the best Saffrons in the market. Its biochemical profile puts it well beyond the upper thresholds of ISO 3632 and ISIRI 259-2 standards as well as above the national averages of France and Morocco saffrons (Figure 3).

SATIVOR® has a higher concentration of picrocrocin (stronger gustatory quality) and Crocin (stronger coloring power) , and is better dehydrated than required by the administration (less water is more saffron per gram and a longer life of the spice's qualities). Concentration in Safranal increases rapidly during the ripening process (here measured on a young saffron just after harvest). Safranal results from the degradation of picrocrocin during the maturation process, which needs a few months (more picrocrocin = more safranal). It is responsible for the aromatic quality of Saffron together with 10 other molecules not considered by the ISO 3632 standard

Figure 3. Biochemical profile of Saffron SATIVOR® compared to ISO and ISIRI standards, and compared to the biochemical profile of other Saffrons

  Saffron of Limousin: Why is Saffron SATIVOR® different?

The superior quality of Saffron of France SATIVOR® is due to :
(i) uncommon terroir for the cultivation of Saffron
(ii) the careful selection of varietals
(iii) the original expertise of the Producer, derived from his own research and experiences
(iv) attention and care devoted to the plant, to the ground, and at all stages of production

La Paradisière has developed unique production methods, original and 100% natural, inspired from the specifications the Trade Union of the Simples as well as from the Producer's own research. Our methods banish chemical inputs and act intelligently, tailored and focused on living processes. They foster the development of cooperative communities and micro-organic soil flora for healthy products, delicious and sustainable.

  Saffron of Limousin: Why is Saffron SATIVOR® millésimé?

The vintage of Saffron has not the same meaning as that of a wine, since (i) Saffron is not cellared for years, and (ii) its characteristics do not vary remarkably from one year to the next depending on weather conditions. However, Vintage Saffron provides you with superior traceability, not only geographical but also in Time . Knowing when the Saffron you buy was produced will save you from acquiring old and rundown saffron, and will tell more on the maturity of the spice, therefore on its aroma strength. Saffron SATIVOR® is uncommon, unique, and valuable. It will give its best within 4 years after harvest.

4. Saffron of Limousin: How to buy Saffron without being fooled ?    SUMMARY

Remember that even today two times more Saffron is sold Worldwide than produced... Saffron has always been the most adulterated spice, making it difficult to purchase a Saffron of quality, or even a true saffron. Fraud risk is greater with Saffrons that are imported, cheap, in powder form, or purchased abroad in tourist areas. Fraud on Red Gold has always been a commonplace!

Fraud can be (i) by mixing (a little saffron, much of anything else), (ii) by substitution (no saffron), or (iii) by a quality defect (old saffron, humidified saffron, whole pistils of Crocus sativus, etc.). A fraud can be gross (Figure 4) or more sophisticated and difficult to detect (Figure 5)

Figure 4. Classic fraud: Safflower (right) sold for real Saffron (left)

Figure 5. Comparison of different quality Saffrons
Old (left), False (center), Genuine and Premium (right)
Dehydrated Aspect (top), Rehydrated Aspect after 7h macerating in water (low)
Note the coloring strength of Saffron SATIVOR® and aspect of fresh stigma once rehydrated, compared to other samples

  To buy Saffron without being fooled, you must first be sure about the product's traceability (manufacturer, year of production), which is essential concerning Saffron. Avoid buying powdered saffrons and cheap saffrons (of poor quality, admixed with something else, or fully fraudulent), including in European trade channels. Saffrons of poor quality - which traveled a lot, suffered multiple handling and packaging, were exposed to storage conditions that have degraded the chemicals of the spice, and of which we only know a vague geographical origin sometimes itself fraudulent (case of Iranian Saffron sold under Spanish label) - are also common on the European market.

  Avoid focusing on price. The good deal is the best indicator that you do not buy real saffron, that you buy low quality saffron which can not be sold otherwise than by slashing prices, or that the distribution network exploits farmers (3 hours of labor is needed to produce 1 g of saffron: this must be paid).

  The best is yet to buy your Saffron directly from a farm where you will have visited the saffron fields and tasted the product. The difference between fake and true Saffron is increasingly difficult to discern visually, even for a trained eye. By buying cheap Saffron, especially abroad, you are likely to acquire animal or plant fibers artificially colored.

  Read La Bible du Safranier for more information on frauds with Saffron
And buy Saffron of France SATIVOR® on this site

What if you have doubts about a Saffron you bought?
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5. Saffron: Where to buy?   SUMMARY

  Purchasing Saffron directly to La Paradisière protects you from fraud. When buying saffron of France SATIVOR® on this online shop, you are guaranteed to get (i) a true Saffron, (ii) 100% pure, (iii) of the year, (iv) of premium quality and (v) harvested only in the Saffron fields of La Paradisière. La Paradisière does not sell the saffron of its colleagues or imported saffron under fake label, all practices that often have courses, including in France... With SATIVOR®, traceability is total from the field to your plate.

  La Paradisière is a Saffron Farm specialized in the cultivation of Crocus sativus and in the production of Saffron since 2010. La Paradisière installed its Saffron fields in an exceptional nature classified World Biodiversity Heritage by UNESCO, close to the protected ecosystem areas of the Dordogne valley (NATURA 2000), far from any human source of pollution. Saffron SATIVOR®, the Red Gold of the Corrèze Mountains in Limousin is a concentrate of Pure Nature that you will love to enjoy.

Saffron of France SATIVOR® is sold in weight in a very beautiful glass vial (Figure 6). Kept away from heat, light, air, and moisture, your Saffron will keep all its properties for 4 years after harvest.

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Figure 6. Saffron SATIVOR® is packaged in a beautiful green glass like a precious jewel in its box (photo : 5g)

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  Saffron of France SATIVOR®: Buy Real Saffron, Pure Saffron threads Guaranteed (CI ISO 3632, NEGIN A, SARGOL A, MONGRA)

Real Saffron - no adulteration
great Purity - only the stigmas, the most powerful part of the spice
Small production - best working conditions, best quality, total control of the production steps
Millésimé - Saffron of the year, no old or unsold stocks, more distant final date, greatest freshness
Full Traceability - directly from the Producer
Neat - maintained constantly in optimum preservation conditions, from drying to sale
French Terroir - Saffron of France, the nobility of a gastronomic tradition glowing on your work and company
Environmentally friendly - cultivated with the help of living beings and nature without chemicals

  Saffron of France SATIVOR® : Special requests to [email protected]

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6. Saffron: Did you know?   SUMMARY

Saffron comes from a flower ? TRUE
Saffron is extracted from the flower of Crocus sativus, a large Mediterranean crocus

Saffron has mysterious origins ? TRUE
Crocus sativus does not exist in the wild and can not survive long without the constant care of a Saffron Grower

Saffron is above all a medicine ? TRUE
Iranians traditionally use Saffron as a cure before using it as a spice, and Europeans have long used saffron in medicinal preparations targeting the entire range of ailments
Saffron has a positive impact on mood (antidepressant, stimulant, euphoriant), libido (aphrodisiac), sleep (calming, sedative), metabolism (antidiabetic, hypocholesterolemic), digestion (aperitive, digestive), heart (cardiotonic), etc.
It also acts as antibacterial antiseptic, antiallergic, anticancer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, etc.

Saffron is an Oriental spice ? FALSE
The wild cousin of Saffron as well as all cousin species of Crocus sativus are European plants
Crocus sativus was grown in Western Europe right from the 13th century, as far north as England
In the 17th century, France was producing several tons annually

Saffron is a polymorphic spice ? TRUE
Both masculine - Solar and Powerful - and feminine - Subtle and Floral - Saffron has numerous Medicinal, Culinary, and Tinctorial properties

Saffron must mature ? TRUE
Saffron is much better and more aromatic after 6-12 months of maturation. Like wines, saffron must ripen to give the best of itself
If you buy a just harvested saffron, or buy it in winter or spring following harvest, with the idea that so you get a better as fresher product, wait for summer to start using it - you will be amazed at the difference
For immediate use, ask your Saffron Farmer if he still has stock of mature saffron from the previous year

Saffron does not keep long ? FALSE
In good storage conditions (protected from heat, moisture, light, and air), Saffron will be at its best 4 years. Then it will gradually lose its flavor and its powers

Saffron Made in France is a Reference ? TRUE
Saffrons produced in France are among the best in the world: Exceptional quality, highly developed floral aromas, unique organoleptic profile, extreme rarity
Speaking of French Saffron on his Show on 23 February 2013 on TV5, Chef Guy Martin stated : "The French production is Swiss watchmaking with respect to all-comers that will come from Spain, Iran. These are two incomparable products that have nothing in common."
Take the opportunity offered by La Paradisière to acquire and discover one of these exceptionnal productions

Saffron is expensive ? FALSE
1 gram of dry saffron spices and colors 50 servings of paella (€ 0.5 per serving)

1g = not much ? FALSE
1g = A lot of work, time, and effort !
200 flowers of Crocus sativus = 500-700 stigmas = 3h planting, cultivating, harvesting, pruning, transforming
To understand the pain of Saffron Farmers and the price of Red Gold: Harvest your first gram of Saffron by planting 100-200 Crocus sativus bulbs

Saffron can be smoked ? TRUE
For delicious cigarettes, fragrant and relaxing, add a few saffron threads to your tobacco... Creepy !

  Saffron of France and elsewhere: Find out more about the King of Spices...

...by listening to the show of Alain Kruger on Saffron (France Culture)
(On ne parle pas la bouche pleine | Safran, de France et d'ailleurs | France Culture, on 15.12.2013)

  Saffron of Limousin : Deepen your knowledge on Saffron with our exclusive books and trainings

1. A comprehensive reference book on Saffron : Lachaud, C. M. (2012). La Bible du Safranier. Tout savoir sur le Crocus sativus et sur le Safran. Lachaud ed., France. 258 pages, 600 g, paperback, interior color
2. A comprehensive book on the use of Saffron in the Kitchen : Lachaud, C. M. (2016). La Bible du Safran. Tout Savoir sur le Roi des Épices de A à Z : Anthropologie, Chimie, Perception, Usages, Recettes et Plus !
3. Our Full Saffron Farming Training
4. Complete theoretical content of our Saffron Farming Internship in 6 fascicles