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Authenticity of saffron
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a semi-tropical plant that grows in places with mild winters and hot and dry summers. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world and more than 90% of the world’s saffron is produced in Iran. On the other hand, saffron, as the most expensive spice in the world, has caused some profiteers to obtain benefits by preparing fake saffron and supplying it to the market. The main frauds used in saffron include dyeing with natural or synthetic dyes, increasing artificial colors, adding some materials that are similar in appearance to saffron stigmas, such as safflower, corn tassel, and turmeric root, so detecting fraud Saffron is not possible for people. Identification of saffron fraud in Iran is based on chemical methods to detect unauthorized colors, secondary metabolites that affect the taste, aroma and color of saffron, such as HPLC.
Saffron fraud detection by PCR method
In 2015, the Dana Gene Pajouh company established the identification of saffron fraud such as safflower, corn tassel and turmeric by molecular and PCR-based methods, and it obtained a national patent certificate for this capability in 2017. It currently offers this service as a trusted lab and partner with the Food and Drug Organization.
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