Harnessing the power of saffron color for food and future therapeutics (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

Harnessing the power of saffron color for food and future therapeutics

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A KAUST team has devised a method to produce saffron's active ingredient from the fruit of an ornamental plant popular in China, Gardenia jasminoides, shown here on the left. On the right is saffron, the world's most expensive spice.

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