swap_horiz Dried Safflower Alternatives

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Saffron

Saffron is derived from the dried stigmas of the *Crocus sativus* flower. It’s notable as a remarkably potent spice, val...

Premium Floral Color Stigma

9.2 Excellent

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Aleppo Pepper

Aleppo pepper is a semi-dried, coarsely ground Capsicum annuum from the Aleppo region of Syria, with moderate heat aroun...

Fruity Middle Eastern Syrian Capsicum

8.7 Great

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Piment d'Espelette

Piment d'Espelette is a mildly hot Capsicum annuum grown in the Basque commune of Espelette, France, granted Appellation...

Mild French Basque Pdo

8.7 Great

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Sweet Paprika

Sweet paprika is a mild ground red powder made from dried Capsicum annuum peppers, most famously produced in Hungary and...

Mild Hungarian Savory Chile

8.4 Great

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Turmeric

Ground rhizome of Curcuma longa, native to South Asia and colored by the compound curcumin, one of the most widely used...

Indian Color Earthy Root

8.4 Great

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Sumac

Sumac is the coarsely ground dried berry of Rhus coriaria, a shrub native to the Middle East and Mediterranean, prized f...

Tart Savory Middle Eastern Berry

8.4 Great

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Maras Pepper

Maras pepper is a Turkish red chile flake from the Kahramanmaraş region with a moderately spicy, fruity profile and high...

Mild Oily Savory Turkish

8.2 Great

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Kashmiri Chile

Kashmiri chile is a mild, vibrantly red Capsicum variety grown in the Kashmir Valley prized primarily for its intense cr...

Mild Indian Color Capsicum

8.1 Great

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Nigella Seed

Nigella seed (black seed) is the small dark seed of Nigella sativa, native to Southwest Asia, used for at least 2,000 ye...

Seed Middle Eastern Bread Onion Like

8.0 Great

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Mahlab

Mahlab is the dried pit kernel of Prunus mahaleb, used in Middle Eastern and Greek baked goods for its distinctive bitte...

Seed Baking Middle Eastern Prunus

7.8 Good

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White Pepper

White pepper is black pepper with the outer hull removed after soaking, producing a milder, earthier flavor preferred in...

Mild Seed Savory Fermented

7.5 Good

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Annatto

Annatto is derived from the seeds of Bixa orellana, a tropical shrub native to the Americas, and is the world's most wid...

Seed Color Earthy Latin American

7.5 Good

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Korintje Cinnamon

Cinnamomum burmannii from Sumatra, Indonesia, the most widely traded cinnamon in the United States by volume, with a mil...

Mild Baking Indonesian Bark

7.4 Good

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Yellow Mustard Seed

Yellow mustard seed is the mild seed of Sinapis alba, the most widely cultivated mustard species in North America and th...

Mild Seed Universal Pickling

7.4 Good

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Dried Rose Petals

Dried rose petals from Rosa damascena, cultivated extensively in Bulgaria and Turkey, are used in Middle Eastern and Sou...

Baking Floral Middle Eastern Petal

7.3 Good

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Shallot Powder

Shallot powder is dehydrated, ground shallot (Allium ascalonicum) that offers a subtler, slightly sweeter flavor profile...

Mild European Savory Allium

7.2 Good

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Dried Chia Seed

Dried chia seed is the seed of Salvia hispanica, a Mesoamerican crop notable for forming a gel in water and serving as a...

Mild Seed Superfood Mesoamerican

7.1 Good

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Dried Marigold Petal

Dried marigold petal is edible Calendula or Tagetes petal; in Georgia, ground Tagetes patula is known as Imeretian saffr...

Eastern European Color Petal Saffron Like

6.8 Fair

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Dried Calendula

Dried calendula petals from Calendula officinalis were historically used across Europe as an affordable substitute for s...

European Floral Color Petal

6.5 Fair

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Dried Safflower Seed

Dried safflower seed comes from Carthamus tinctorius, a crop domesticated in the Old World and notable for dye flowers a...

Mild Seed Middle Eastern Oil

6.2 Fair