Saffronica
Numbers that Matter: Saffron Flowers
- Number of saffron flowers yield in one day in one hectare (modern method) = 4,000,000 flowers
(assuming each corm produces an average of 4 flowers and 10-ton corms are planted in one hectare).
- Number of flowers yield in one day in one hectare (traditional method) = 2,000,000 flowers
(assuming each corm produces an average of 4 flowers and 5-ton corms are planted in one hectare).
- Weight of daily fresh-picked flowers in one hectare (modern method) = 120 kg to 200 kg of flowers per hectare
(assuming 4,000,000 flowers with each flower weighing 0.03 grams are picked).
- Weight of daily fresh-picked flowers in one hectare (traditional method) = 60 kg to 100 kg of flowers per hectare
(assuming 2,000,000 flowers with each flower weighing 0.03 grams are picked).
- How many stigmas does each saffron flower have? Three stigmas
- How much does a saffron flower weigh? Approximately 0.03 grams
- How much dry Negin saffron is produced from one kilogram of saffron flowers? Approximately 12 grams
- How much dry Sargol saffron is produced from one kilogram of saffron flowers? Approximately 16 to 17 grams
- How much dry Pushal saffron is produced from one kilogram of saffron flowers? Approximately 13 grams
- How much saffron is obtained from 1,000 saffron flowers? Approximately 6.7 grams of dry saffron