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A grade name sits on the standard, not in place of it.

We have two names for the two top quality levels. Each name is tied to a specific class of an international standard, and the quality report of every shipment shows that what was declared is what is delivered. The ordinary commercial grade deliberately has no name, to protect the value of the other two.

Novin Atra emblem, a twelve-petal rosette
Daric
Daric, our top export grade

The daric was the gold coin of Darius, trusted in trade because its weight and purity never changed.

At Novin Atra it means: the highest standard class, plus a stricter internal criterion.

Sarv
Sarv, first-class export grade

The cypress is always green; a symbol of quality that does not change from one shipment to the next.

At Novin Atra it means: standard Class I, for buyers who want reliable quality at a competitive price.

Grade to standard, product by product

The internal criterion of each grade (colour, size, weight or berry count) is written as a number in each contract's specification sheet.

Product
Reference standard
Daric
Sarv
Commercial (no name)
Saffron
Reference standard:ISO 3632
Daric:Colouring strength (crocin) ≥ 230, other values at category I
Sarv:Category I: crocin ≥ 200, picrocrocin ≥ 70, safranal 20–50
Commercial:Category II (crocin ≥ 170)
Pistachio kernels
Reference standard:UNECE DDP-10
Daric:Extra class, plus internal colour and size criterion
Sarv:Class I
Commercial:Class II
Dates
Reference standard:UNECE DDP-08
Daric:Extra class, plus internal berry weight criterion
Sarv:Class I
Commercial:Class II
Raisins
Reference standard:UNECE DDP-11
Daric:Extra class, plus internal berry count per 100 g
Sarv:Class I
Commercial:Class II

How we prove the grade

Quality report per shipment

Grade, standard and test results on one sheet, with the shipping documents.

Aflatoxin for pistachios

The aflatoxin test result is included in every pistachio shipment report.

Independent inspection

Buyers may send their own independent inspector before shipment.

ISO 22000 certified

Novin Atra's food safety management system is certified to ISO 22000.

See each grade side by side

Ask for Daric and Sarv samples together and compare for yourself.