Best Saffron Supplements 2026: Cost per Effective Dose
30 mg of a named saffron extract (affron or Safr’Inside) costs $0.73 to $1.50 a day at brand prices. The 88.5 mg generic extracts cost as little as $0.03 per 30 mg, but they are not the extract trials used.
By Erin Rose Updated October 19, 2026 How we score
What 30 mg of saffron costs, cheapest first
| Product | Per 30 mg |
|---|---|
| Nutricost Saffron Extract 88.5 mg generic extract; $21.97 for 240 servingsCheck price | $0.03 |
| Double Wood Saffron Extract 88.5 mg generic extract; $19.95 for 210 servingsCheck price | $0.03 |
| Life Extension Optimized Saffron (Satiereal) Satiereal, 78 mg taken twice a day; $27.00 for 60 servingsCheck price | $0.17 |
| Solaray Saffron Extract (affron) 30 mg affron; $21.99 for 30 servingsCheck price | $0.73 |
| Natural Factors Saffron Extract (affron) 28 mg affron; $29.95 for 30 servingsCheck price | $1.07 |
| Thorne Rapid Relief Saffron 30 mg Safr’Inside, on NSF/ANSI 173; $45.00 for 30 servingsCheck price | $1.50 |
| Nootropics Depot Saffron Extract 30 mg, at least 7.5% crocinsCheck price | No brand price |
| NutriRise Saffron Extract 88.5 mg generic extractCheck price | No brand price |
Ranked on testing and dose as well as cost in the best saffron supplements.
Why the cheapest is not the best buy
The 88.5 mg capsules use a generic extract that does not match a studied product, at about three times the 30 mg of saffron trials used. Its low cost per 30 mg compares milligrams of a different thing. A named extract like affron, or a stated crocin level, tells you what you are paying for. How to read a saffron label.
Mood trials used 30 mg of saffron a day for 6 weeks (Akhondzadeh 2005; how much to take). One 30 mg capsule a day is a month from a 30-capsule bottle. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking an antidepressant or other medicine? Ask your doctor first.
Sources
- Prices: each brand’s own regular price, checked October 18, 2026. Nootropics Depot’s store no longer sells this extract, so it is not priced.
- Extract and milligrams: each product’s label.
- Testing list: NSF/ANSI 173.
- Dose: Akhondzadeh S, et al. “Crocus sativus L. in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial.” Phytother Res. 2005. PubMed 15852492