Manojo de Azafrán, Azafrán Dasteh de Afganistán
Vanilla Beans
Excellent Product! Excellent Service!
I'm a convert
I've been making my own vanilla extract for over a decade and used to buy my beans based on reviews at a Infamous Global seller. Was never sure what I would get. Then I found this company! The beans were beautiful! Fragrant, moist but not too moist, easy to cut open to expose the seeds and each Bean was six to seven inches long. I'm a happy extract maker! 💝💃🥳
High Quality Vanilla - excellent customer service.
Slo Food group team takes great care of their customers. Received a broken bottle of Vanilla and it was immediately handled. Received my replacement bottle within 3 days.
This extract is used to make our Tahitian Vanilla Cakes!
Great place to get your spices
SLO Food group is the best place I have found to buy my vanilla beans, great customer service, fast shipping and very competitive prices. Thank you for helping me with my project, Vanilla extract. Thank you don young
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Vanilla Beans
Excellent Product! Excellent Service!
I'm a convert
I've been making my own vanilla extract for over a decade and used to buy my beans based on reviews at a Infamous Global seller. Was never sure what I would get. Then I found this company! The beans were beautiful! Fragrant, moist but not too moist, easy to cut open to expose the seeds and each Bean was six to seven inches long. I'm a happy extract maker! 💝💃🥳
High Quality Vanilla - excellent customer service.
Slo Food group team takes great care of their customers. Received a broken bottle of Vanilla and it was immediately handled. Received my replacement bottle within 3 days.
This extract is used to make our Tahitian Vanilla Cakes!
Great place to get your spices
SLO Food group is the best place I have found to buy my vanilla beans, great customer service, fast shipping and very competitive prices. Thank you for helping me with my project, Vanilla extract. Thank you don young
The Whole Saffron Thread, the Traditional Way
A Complete, Traditional Filament
Includes the full stigma and style, exactly how saffron is traditionally used in many of the regions where it's grown.
Honest About Potency
The yellow and white style naturally carries less crocin, picrocrocin, and safranal than the red stigma alone, we're upfront about what that means for flavor and color strength.
Single-Estate Sourced
Harvested from a single estate in Herat province, Afghanistan, the same region behind our premium red-only saffron grades.
A Lower Price Point
A genuine, traditional format at a different price point than red-only grades, ideal for everyday cooking and larger-batch recipes.
Technical Specifications
| Origin | Herat Province, Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Crocus sativus |
| Grade | Bunch (Dasteh); Full Filament Including Stigma and Style |
| Certifications | Kosher (EarthKosher), GMP |
| Additional Attributes | Non-GMO, Gluten Free, All-Natural |
| Key Compounds | Crocin (Color), Safranal (Aroma), Picrocrocin (Flavor); Concentrated in the Red Stigma, Lower in the Yellow/White Style |
| Aroma | Warm, Sweet, Honey-Like, with Floral, Hay-Like, and Grassy Undertones (Milder Than Red-Only Grades Due to Style Content) |
| Harvest Method | Single-Estate Harvest in Afghanistan |
| Uses | Tea, Rice, Traditional Regional Dishes, Broths, Desserts |
| Preparation | Crush Gently and Bloom in Warm Water or Milk for at Least 10 Minutes |
| Usage Tip | Because Potency Is Lower Than Red-Only Grades, Slightly More Thread May Be Needed to Achieve the Same Color and Flavor Intensity |
| Storage | Airtight, Cool, Dark Place, Away From Direct Sunlight |
| Shelf Life | 24-36 Months |
| Packaging | Food-Grade Acrylic Containers (to Avoid Breakage), Tins, and Film Pouches; Boxed for Bulk Sizes |
Buy Hard-to-Find Bunch Saffron Online at Slofoodgroup
Hard to find but perfect for those who love saffron in its most traditional form, bunch saffron consists of the whole saffron flower filament, including the full stigma and style. From the deep red tips known as sargol, down through the negin portion (red fading to orange), to the remaining yellow-to-white style, the entire filament makes up the bunch. Internationally, most saffron sold is only the red filament, but traditionally, the full filament is used across many countries and regions that actually grow saffron.
Why Bunch Saffron Is Different from Red-Only Grades
Sourcing and Quality
How to Use Bunch Saffron
Bunch saffron consists of the full length of the thread, both the stigma and the style, often referred to as red and yellow saffron. It's worth being upfront about what that actually means for potency: the yellow and white portions of the style naturally contain lower concentrations of crocin, picrocrocin, and safranal, the three compounds responsible for saffron's color, flavor, and aroma, than the red stigma itself. That's exactly why pure red-only grades like Negin and Sargol are considered more concentrated and potent. Bunch saffron offers a different, more traditional experience: the complete filament, style included, at a different price point and potency level than red-only saffron, genuinely useful for cooks who want to replicate how saffron is traditionally used in the regions where it's grown, or who simply prefer working with the whole thread.
Our bunch saffron comes from a single-estate harvest in Afghanistan and is certified kosher. It's sourced from farms that use natural, sustainable farming techniques, and since saffron is naturally gluten-free and has never historically been a GMO product, its cultivation dates back roughly 3,500 years, long before genetic modification existed.
Interested in learning more about the history and uses of saffron? Read our articles on saffron and cooking with the ancient spice, or everything you need to know about saffron. These articles explore the history of the world's most valuable spice and the many uses it's had beyond cooking, some of which might surprise you.
Who Bunch Saffron Is Best For
Bunch saffron isn't the right choice for every cook, and that's okay. If you want the most concentrated color and flavor per thread, our Super Negin or Negin saffron will serve you better. But if you're cooking in larger volumes, want a genuinely traditional, whole-filament format, or simply want an accessible way to keep real saffron in your kitchen without the premium price of red-only grades, bunch saffron is a great fit. It's also a great starting point for those new to cooking with saffron who want to experiment before investing in a more concentrated grade.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Bunch saffron consists of the full saffron flower filament, including both the red stigma and the yellow-to-white style, rather than just the red portion alone. It's a traditional format used in many saffron-growing regions.
- No, and we want to be upfront about that. The yellow and white style naturally contains lower concentrations of crocin, picrocrocin, and safranal than the red stigma, so bunch saffron is milder than red-only grades like Negin or Sargol. You may need slightly more to achieve the same color and flavor intensity.
- Bunch saffron offers a genuine, traditional whole-filament format at a different price point than red-only grades, a good option for everyday cooking, larger batches, or replicating how saffron is traditionally used in the regions where it's grown.
- Gently crush the threads and bloom them in warm water or milk for at least 10 minutes, steeping overnight draws out even more color and flavor. Since potency is lower than red-only grades, you may want to use a bit more than you would with Negin or Sargol saffron.
- This saffron comes from a single-estate harvest in Herat province, Afghanistan, the same region behind our premium red-only saffron grades.
