The world's most expensive spice, saffron, costs 500 TL for 1 gram.

Known as the world's most expensive spice, saffron is sold for 500 TL per gram in Amasya, where it is produced. Authorities from the Amasya Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry warned against counterfeiting of this product, which is referred to as 'red gold' and can even be grown in pots. Amasya Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry Plant Production and Plant Health Branch Director Sefa Kılıç said, "The saffron plant is considered 'red gold' in the places where it is produced. One gram of dried saffron is obtained from the collection of 150 flowers. It is the world's most expensive spice. It is sold for 500 TL per gram." "It can be grown even in pots" Kılıç mentioned that the saffron plant, which is grown on 23 decares in Amasya, is used in the food, textile, perfume, and pharmaceutical industries. "Saffron is counterfeited because the plant is very valuable. Since our province is one of the leading locations in terms of cultivation, saffron plants can ...