STEP BY STEP Continental persis trading(pure saff) is a company which buys saffron directly where it is grown and then sells it worldwide. The distribution chain follows a specific plan, which is essential to maintain the quality of saffron from collection to the delivery to the final customers. PLANNING According to each client's demand forecasting, Continental s.r.l. plans the annual Saffron's purchase and guarantees the best quotation. COLLECTION Continental s.r.l. has no intermediaries and works directly with local farmers who pick flowers up and collect saffron stigmas by hand to preserve their integrity. ANALYSIS The Labs control each lot doing specific tests to verify the quality of the stigmas. These tests are: Sanitary Tests Lab Analysis Pesticide Analysis Aflotoxine Analysis PACKAGING Each lot is packaged firstly in special plastic storage bags, which maintain humidity standards during the exportation; and secondly in paper boxed on which clients can find the following information: The type of Saffron contained The net Weight The Production and expiry date How to preserve it SHIPPING Shipping is committed to special couriers directly to our clients' storehouses. We guarantee the reliability and punctuality of these vectors, with which we've been cooperating for ages. All custom pocedures are handled by our staff, and clients will receive all documents directly at their offices.SAFFRON QUALITIESSaffron Qualities depend on the part of the saffron plant used. Look at the picture beside to identify the qualities related to the corresponding part of the plant. The most precoius variety is Sargol, which contains only the final part of the red stigmas. It has a very intense colour. Then there is the Negin, which corresponds to the entire stigma. These filaments are longer than those of Sargol quality. Less precious is the Pushal, which contains also 3-5mm of style. It can easily be recognized from Sargol and Negin because it is yellow in its final part. A Bunch (called also Dasteh) contains instead the stigmas and the whole styles. All its filaments are fastened toghether and the look exactly like a bunch.