Cultivated only on Kashmiri soil, this variety is the most popular of all. It ranks number one in the world in terms of quality. The strands are dark crimson red. They are exclusive to the Kashmiri soil. The flavor, aroma and color that it imparts make it special worldwide. This type of saffron is difficult to find outside the Indian borders. In addition, it is the most expensive type of saffron available in the market because it takes 70,000 crocus flowers to make one pound (0.45 kg) of Pure Mogra Saffron Strands and each Mogra filament can color 700 times its own weight in water

Mogra or Mongra is dark red in color and consists mainly of hand-picked stigmas of the flower of Crocus Sativus Linn. One can also call it “the real thing” and for that reason also it is highly coveted and feted as the most expensive Saffron in the world. The Crème de la crème of Spices.