Laboratory testing for your purchasing specification
CleanSaffron offers laboratory testing as part of its wholesale saffron service. We coordinate analysis through independent laboratories around the product specification, destination and quality requirements in your order.
Start by sharing the parameters your team uses to approve saffron. We bring those requirements into the testing brief and connect the results with the relevant sample or lot reference. This gives your purchasing and quality teams a clear basis for review.
Testing can be planned alongside farm sourcing and sample selection, so product evaluation is built into the order process from the start.
What a saffron assessment covers
- Colour characteristics
- Crocin-related measurements help describe saffron’s colouring characteristics and support comparison against the agreed specification.
- Taste & aroma characteristics
- Picrocrocin is associated with bitterness and safranal with aroma. These are among the characteristics considered in saffron analysis.
- Moisture & volatile matter
- Moisture-related measurements form part of the laboratory assessment and provide another reference point for product quality.
- Buyer-specific checks
- Include microbiological, residue or elemental testing requirements in your purchasing brief so the appropriate checks can be included in the laboratory programme.
The ISO 3632 series provides a framework for saffron specifications and testing. We use your requested parameters and the agreed testing brief to coordinate the analysis.
Technical references: ISO 3632-1:2025 and Agilent’s saffron testing application note.
Bring the sample into your approval process
Samples help your team evaluate the selected grade before placing a wholesale order. Compare thread appearance, aroma and the product’s performance in your intended application, then record the characteristics you want reflected in the supply specification.
For ingredient buyers, this may include a recipe or production trial. For brands and distributors, the review may focus on thread presentation and the finished customer experience. Share the outcome with us so it can guide the product selection and testing requirements.
Reports and batch information that travel with the order
Tell us which laboratory reports, certificates of analysis and lot details your receiving team needs. We coordinate the requested documentation with the order specification, including the product description, sample reference and packing information.
A clear quality brief identifies the test parameters, required report format and approval process. Your sales contact brings these details into the quotation so the sourcing and packing teams can work to the same requirements.
For your next enquiry, send your grade, quantity and destination together with the specification or testing checklist. Our team will help you plan the wholesale order around it.