saffron vs flavouring

saffron and flavouring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saffron	Yes	No	No	No
flavouring	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flavouring is a hypernym of saffron; that is, flavouring is a word with a broader meaning than saffron:

Other hypernyms of saffron include flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, seasoner, seasoning.

saffron (noun)	flavouring (noun)
a shade of yellow tinged with orange	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food