Saffron is often more expensive than gold by weight.
Why it is true
Saffron comes from the stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower. Each flower produces only three tiny stigmas that must be hand-picked, requiring tens of thousands of flowers to make a single gram.
Source: Spice Trade Association
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