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ALCALA DE JUCAR, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06: Francisco Martinez Navalon, a 5th generation producer and commercializer of Saffron (Azafran in Spanish) holds toasted saffron spice at his warehouse on November 7, 2014 in Alvala de Jucar Spain. Saffron is a highly coveted spice obtained from the stigmas of the saffon rose flower and is thought to have been introduced into Spain by the Moors in the 10th century. The rose of saffrom blooms at dawn and is collected in the morning before it withers. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)