Why Real Saffron Usually Costs More Than Gold 💰
Real saffron costs $5,000+ per pound.
Why? It's hand-picked. 75,000 flowers at dawn during a 3-week window each year. Most Then keep only the tiny red threads and throw the rest away.
What we did: the compounds your brain needs aren't just in the threads. They're in the whole flower.
We started to extract from the discarded parts. Same active compounds, 1/10th the cost.
That's why we can offer clinical-grade saffron extract at only $60, while still paying farmers fairly.
The problem:
Saffron blooms once a year. Our supplier processes one batch per harvest.
When this batch sells out, there's nothing until next autumn.