Saffron is well known for its culinary gift as a potent and highly prized spice imparting a rich flavour to culinary dishes. This potent flavour comes from the stamens of the saffron flower, a type of crocus that grows in Iran, India and Spain. Saffron contains the carotenoids crocin and crocetin which, like other carotenoids, are powerful antioxidants. Apart from these antioxidants, saffron also comprises safranal. Primarily responsible for the spice’s distinctive smell, this molecule is also used as an active principle in a number of therapeutic preparations.
Traditional Ayurvedic and Persian systems of medicine have long featured Crocus sativus for its exceptional composition and beneficial health properties — attributes which have been confirmed in numerous studies. In recent years, scientists have succeeded in isolating extracts with a high content of active substances.
Such research has also led to the formulation of the Coyne Healthcare innovation, Felix® – a health supplement designed to offer an exotic nature-based nutrient with untapped benefits. Felix® with affron® is a highly specialised saffron extract from Spain. Affron® is an authentic, innovative, unique and new-generation natural extract obtained from saffron stigmas (crocus sativus L.) standardized to Lepticrosalides®. Affron® is the commercial saffron extract with the largest number of published studies.
