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Pampore, Kashmir · Harvest Oct 2025
GI-registered Mongra from a valley that grows barely twenty tonnes a year. Every batch is tested to ISO 3632 Category I; the crocin number, harvest date and grower go on your label.
GI No. 635
Registered Kashmir origin
ISO 3632 Category I
Per-batch NABL report
Mongra only
Stigma, no style
Named grower
Printed on every label
Double money back
If it tests below the label
Lot KT25A · Oct 2025 · Lethpora, Pampore
Whole, stigma-only Mongra threads from the Karewa plateaus of Pampore, Kashmir. Hand-picked at dawn during the three-week October bloom, dried the same day, and lab-tested per batch to ISO 3632. The crocin number, harvest date and grower are printed on every vial.
Kashmiri Mongra Saffron
Why the number matters
Studies cited by the trade put adulteration at up to 60 % of saffron sold in India and 20–30 % worldwide. "Kashmiri" on a label is unenforceable abroad. A per-batch ISO 3632 report is not. We print ours on the vial and publish it here.
Lot KT25A
Mongra (stigma only), Lethpora, Pampore
Harvested October 24, 2025 – November 8, 2025 · 1640 m · 420 g dried
Ghulam Nabi Bhat · grower
Lab report · pending
This lot is with a NABL-accredited laboratory for ISO 3632 testing. The crocin, picrocrocin and safranal readings, the report number and the PDF will appear here as soon as they are issued, and the same numbers go on every vial's label.
The valley · 1 / 3
Kashmir saffron grows on Karewa soil, lacustrine clay left by an ancient lake, on plateaus around Pampore. The altitude and the cold nights during the bloom are what growers credit for the thick, oil-rich stigma.
The field · 2 / 3
Crocus sativus flowers for about three weeks each autumn. Each flower gives three stigmas. It takes roughly 150 flowers to make a single gram of dried Mongra, every one of them picked by hand before the sun is on the petals.
The grower · 3 / 3
Third-generation grower on a 1.2-acre Karewa plot. Picks at first light with his daughters; stigmas separated by hand the same afternoon.
Shipping
Four steps, one lot code the whole way. Keep scrolling: each stage is what happens between Srinagar and your country.
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Step 3
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Step 4
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48 h
to dispatch
Packed in Srinagar
Your order leaves within two working days. In the parcel: the vial or tin, a lot card with the crocin number, harvest month and grower, a how-to card, and the lab summary for customs.
6–14
days, tracked
Flown to your country
DHL Express / India Post EMS. The tracking number reaches your inbox the moment the parcel is scanned. Shipping is free over $99.
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duties and taxes
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Any import duty or tax is collected by the carrier before delivery.
30
days to return
Checked at your table
Match the lot code on the label to the report on our verify page. Unopened vials can come back within 30 days; if an independent ISO 3632 test reads below the label, you get double your money back.
Full details on the shipping and returns page.
Shipping
Four steps, one lot code the whole way.
Step 1
48 h
to dispatch
Packed in Srinagar
Your order leaves within two working days. In the parcel: the vial or tin, a lot card with the crocin number, harvest month and grower, a how-to card, and the lab summary for customs.
Step 2
6–14
days, tracked
Flown to your country
DHL Express / India Post EMS. The tracking number reaches your inbox the moment the parcel is scanned. Shipping is free over $99.
Step 3
Explained
duties and taxes
No surprises
Any import duty or tax is collected by the carrier before delivery.
Step 4
30
days to return
Checked at your table
Match the lot code on the label to the report on our verify page. Unopened vials can come back within 30 days; if an independent ISO 3632 test reads below the label, you get double your money back.
Full details on the shipping and returns page.
Before you order
Proof
Quality & testing
What ISO 3632 measures, what a good crocin number looks like, and how to read our lab reports.
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Gifting
Saffron as a gift
Which size to give, handwritten cards, and delivery times for Diwali, Eid, Nowruz and Christmas.
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Season
Harvest 2026
The new lot is being picked in Pampore now. Join the first-pick list; no payment to reserve.
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Trade
Bulk & wholesale
Tins from 20 g to 100 g and quotes above that, for restaurants, retailers and corporate gifts.
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Journal
October 31, 2026
A simple saffron milk recipe with the right thread count and steeping time, almond and cardamom variations, honest answers on sleep and pregnancy.
October 31, 2026
A visitor's guide to Pampore, Kashmir's saffron town: bloom dates, getting there from Srinagar, the villages, the shrine legend, field etiquette and buying on the spot.
October 7, 2026
How is saffron harvested? Follow Pampore's October bloom from corm to vial: dawn picking, 150 flowers a gram, same-day separation, drying and ISO 3632 testing.
Buying guides
Prices, origins and how to choose.
Saffron explained
Grades, lab reports, benefits and safety.
Yes. Every lot is bought directly from named growers around Pampore and tested by a NABL-accredited Indian laboratory to ISO 3632. The lot code on your vial opens the full report on our verify page, including the crocin number and the harvest dates. If an independent ISO 3632 test ever shows a lower category than printed, we refund you twice the price.
Mongra is stigma only: the three red tips are separated by hand from the pale yellow style, so there is no filler weight. Kashmir grows roughly 20 tonnes a year against Iran's several hundred, the Karewa plateaus sit at 1,600–1,800 m, and the hand separation is slow. Internationally, Kashmiri Mongra retails at about twice the price of a good Persian Super Negin.
About 15–20 threads (a small pinch) for a biryani or risotto serving four, 6–8 threads per cup of kehwa, and 25–30 threads for a milk-based dessert. A 1 g vial is roughly 150–180 threads, so 8–12 dishes. Bloom the threads in two tablespoons of warm (not boiling) water or milk for 15 minutes before adding.
US, UK, UAE and Australia orders ship with duties and taxes handled by us, so the price at checkout is final. For other countries the carrier collects any duty before delivery; the amount is usually small for a vial but we show the rule for your market at checkout and never hide it.
Orders leave Srinagar within two working days with full tracking. Typical transit is 3–7 days to the Gulf, 5–10 days to the US and UK, and 6–12 days to Australia and Canada. Every parcel includes its lot code and lab summary so customs can see exactly what it is.
In its sealed glass vial, away from light and heat. Kept like that, crocin strength holds for 2–3 years. Never store saffron in plastic or near the stove; both degrade aroma within months.
Yes. Type the lot code printed on the label into the verify page. You will see the laboratory, report number, ISO 3632 numbers, harvest dates, grower and village for that batch, and can download the PDF.