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Saffron: the colourful spice

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Saffron (Crocus Sativus L. stigmas), the stamen of the crocus flower, is often claimed to be the world's most expensive spice. As such, it stands as an especially salient example of people's longstanding desire for visually-appealing food colours, given that the bitter taste of saffron stamens, caused by the presence of picrocrocin. The aroma of high quality saffron is often described as smelling sweet, floral, and spicy. Sometimes, it is also described as having a hay-like aroma and a metall...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.ijgfs.2023.100821

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Oxford college:
Somerville College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2111-072X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science More from this journal
Volume:
34
Article number:
100821
Publication date:
2023-10-11
Acceptance date:
2023-10-10
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EISSN:
1878-4518
ISSN:
1878-450X
Language:
English
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Review
Pubs id:
1557648
Local pid:
pubs:1557648
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2023-11-08

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