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Saffron is often referred to as “red gold" and is the world's most expensive spice.
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It has a subtly sweet, hard-to-pin-down flavor.
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But, what makes saffron so pricey and an expensive spice?
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1. Firstly, it's an incredibly labor-intensive crop to harvest. Each saffron flower only produces three threads.
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2. The demand for saffron may be high, but the supply is singularly difficult to maintain.
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3. Saffron takes a lot of people to harvest even a little. Hence, it becomes harder to come by, which drives its prices up.
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4. A lot of environmental factors affect its growth. Humidity and other conditions are especially important.
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5. Saffron contains some chemical components, used for many medical purposes.
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Because of these reasons, it is easy to understand why a small bottle of saffron costs so much!