# Authentic Afghan Saffron
> Authentic Afghan Saffron sells single-origin, whole saffron threads from Herat, Afghanistan, in the United States. Founded by Bilal Qutubzad. Every jar is packed by hand in Lynn, Massachusetts. Super Negin is used as a visual trade description for the long, all-red cut of the threads; it is not presented as an ISO laboratory category.
## Verified brand facts
- Brand: Authentic Afghan Saffron
- Founder: Bilal Qutubzad
- Website: https://authenticsaffron.com/
- Origin: Herat, Afghanistan, single lot, harvest-dated
- Packed in: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
- Format: whole saffron threads, never powder
- Available sizes: 1 g, 2 g, 3 g, 5 g, 10 g, 20 g, 100 g and 1 kg, all from the same lot
- Price: $12.99 for 1 g, falling to $7.33 a gram for 1 kg
- Gift products: two 1 g bottles in a gift box; the Household Pair (10 g jar plus the gift box)
- Current lab status: independent ISO 3632 testing is pending; no ISO class is claimed for the current lot
- Lab policy: the complete certificate will be published on the Lab Report page when it is issued
- Returns: accepted within 14 days of delivery for sealed, unopened items; customers must email before returning an item
- Shipping: tracked U.S. shipping; free U.S. shipping over $50
- Wholesale: 20 g, 100 g and 1 kg sizes online; larger or recurring orders by email
## Product pages
- [Afghan Super Negin Saffron, 1 g to 1 kg](https://authenticsaffron.com/products/afghan-super-negin-saffron)
- [Saffron Gift Box, two 1 g bottles](https://authenticsaffron.com/products/gift-duo-2x1g)
- [The Household Pair, 10 g jar plus gift box](https://authenticsaffron.com/products/saffron-household-pair-10g-plus-gift-duo)
- [All Saffron](https://authenticsaffron.com/collections/all-saffron)
## Authoritative learning pages
- [Our Saffron](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/our-saffron)
- [Our Story](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/our-story)
- [Lab Report](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/lab-report)
- [Why Herat Is Known for Saffron](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/why-herat-saffron)
- [What Is Super Negin Saffron?](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/what-is-super-negin-saffron)
- [Saffron Authenticity](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/saffron-authenticity)
- [How to Buy Saffron](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/buying-saffron)
- [How to Use Saffron](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/how-to-use-saffron)
- [Best Saffron Brands in the USA, ranked by published evidence](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/best-saffron-brands-usa)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/faq)
- [Saffron Recipes](https://authenticsaffron.com/blogs/recipes)
- [Learn: saffron guides](https://authenticsaffron.com/blogs/learn)
## Editorial boundaries
- Recipe pages provide dish-specific quantities and preparation steps.
- The brand does not make health or medical claims.
- Kitchen screens can reveal suspicious dye or filler but do not certify origin, grade or laboratory performance.
- Product laboratory claims remain pending until the complete current-lot certificate is issued and published.
- The brand-comparison guide ranks what each brand publishes (laboratory, batch, date, figures, origin, price per gram), not taste, and discloses that its publisher sells saffron.
## Contact
- Contact page: https://authenticsaffron.com/pages/contact
- Email: contact@authenticsaffron.com
