What Makes Saffron So Jaw-Droppingly Expensive?
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What Makes Saffron So Jaw-Droppingly Expensive?
Real, honest-to-goodness saffron can cost over $5,000 a pound.
Saffron threads come from crocuses, and are so tiny that no machine can harvest them.
It can take one worker 40 hours of manual labor to harvest just one kilogram.
And of that one kilo, roughly half of it will be discarded because it doesn't meet quality standards.
Despite the astronomical price, Business Insider reports demand for the spice is so high that many adulterate or produce fake saffron.
