Award-winning saffron
Exceptional saffron.
Extraordinary flavour.
All-red saffron threads selected for their vivid colour, distinctive aroma and depth of flavour—presented in glass to preserve their character.
A small jar. A remarkable ingredient.
Quality recognisedGreat Taste 2022 & 2023
The threadsAll-red saffron
The vesselGlass jar
The experienceColour · Aroma · Flavour
The heart of Banu
Saffron, with nothing to hide.
Open the jar and the quality reveals itself: vivid crimson threads, a distinctive aroma and the promise of a warm golden hue.
Great Taste recognisedTwo-star award · 2023
Banu Saffron is packed in glass, helping protect the delicate threads while making colour and quality easy to see.
Explore the productFrom crocus to kitchen
The saffron story, in five careful steps.
Each thread begins as one of the three red stigmas at the heart of a Crocus sativus flower.
FlowerThe crocus opens to reveal its precious red stigmas.
HarvestThe flowers and delicate stigmas are gathered by hand.
SeparateThe red threads are carefully selected from each bloom.
PrepareGentle drying develops saffron's aroma and character.
PreserveSelected threads are protected in a glass jar.
Cooking with saffron
A thread that travels beautifully.
Bloom a small pinch in warm water, milk or stock, then bring its golden colour and complex aroma to rice, paella, risotto, tea and desserts.
Rice, paella & risotto
Tea & infusions
Everyday seasoning
A complementary blend
Sazón, lifted by saffron.
A savoury seasoning designed to bring warm colour and rounded flavour to everyday cooking—with saffron at its heart.
“A little saffron can transform the whole table.”