Solaray Saffron Extract, 30 VegCaps
4.6(333)
$21.99
The affron® extract standardised to Lepticrosalides® — the exact material used in the mood and sleep trials, at the trial dose of 28 mg.
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28–30 mg/day of standardised extract (14 mg twice daily or 28 mg once); 20 mg/day also effective in the 2025 insomnia trial
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Nutricost Saffron Extract 88.5 mg, 240 Capsules
4.5(1,915)
$19.95
The cheapest single-ingredient saffron per capsule, and the best-selling one. It is not affron®-standardised, so check the crocin percentage on the label before you treat it as equivalent.
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Nature's Way Saffron Capsules, 28 mg Saffron Extract per Serving, 60 ct
4.6(34)
$31.99
One capsule equals the trial dose exactly — no splitting, no counting. The highest-rated of the dose-matched options.
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- ✓affron® standardised saffron extract, 28 mg/day (≥3.5% Lepticrosalides®); Safr'Inside™ 30 mg/day is the alternative with objective-sleep data
- ✓28–30 mg/day of standardised extract (14 mg twice daily or 28 mg once); 20 mg/day also effective in the 2025 insomnia trial
- ✓Third-party tested (USP, NSF, Informed Sport)
What to avoid
- ✕Proprietary blends that hide the dose per ingredient
- ✕Unstandardised extracts with no active-compound percentage
Safety notes
- · Avoid in pregnancy: doses well above supplemental levels are uterotonic and abortifacient.
- · Contraindicated in bleeding disorders; saffron inhibits platelet aggregation in vitro.
- · Doses of 5 g are toxic (purpura, thrombocytopenia); supplement doses of 28–100 mg are far below this.
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