| Abstract: |
By Binish Qadri Saffron is the most expensive spice(Soffritti et al., 2016; Qadri, 2017)and a classic example of cost-effectiveness, and high demand for labour in the market. It is the high value of saffron which is the root cause of adulteration (Fernandez, 2007). Adulteration of saffron has a long history. It dates back to the Medieval Period in Europe, and specified high value, the punishment for adulterants could be death (Safranshou Code as cited by Gresta, et al., 2008). The first orderly adulteration practices have been recognized and documented by Maish (1885).Every now and then the evident threat for saffron is a deliberate blatant human action known as adulteration(Qadri, 2017) which has badly affected the business of saffron. |
