Five of the worlds most expensive food ingredients

Italian White Alba Truffle

All truffles are pricey but none more so than the Italian white Alba version. It is difficult to cultivate and hence the high price. A 1.5kg of the said truffle was once sold to an investor from Hong Kong for
$160 000.00.

Almas Caviar

Originating in Iran this caviar is very rare, that is if you can find it at all, unless you are at Caviar House & Prunier in London where you can pick up a kilogram of the goods packaged in a 24K gold tin for
$25 000.00

Yubari King Melons

Although similar in look to a normal cantaloupe these are incredibly sweet and are in such demand that they are usually auctioned off. A business man once paid almost $23 000.00 to take a pair of the fruit home.

Densuke Black Watermelon

These melons grow on the island of Hokkaido in japan. They are incredibly rare and a harvest will only yield a few dozen. They are hardy, crisp and sweet. A fruit coming in at about 8kg’s can go for just over $6000.00

Saffron

Incredibly difficult to harvest as it must be done by hand, saffron requires about 75 000 strands to make up about 500g. This amount can fetch $2700.00. The high quality saffron brings in about $15 per gram. It is however incredibly unique and boast many health benefits.
The featured image of this post is the beautiful saffron flower, and it really is quite something to behold.