8 of the World’s Most Expensive Ingredients

Most Expensive Fruit: Yubari King Melons 
between $50 and $100 in Japanese department stores. 
Most Expensive Fungus: White Truffles 
$90 for a standard 8-gram portion
Most Expensive Poultry Product: Swiftlet Nests 
$1,000 per pound
Most Expensive Pantry Staple: Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale 
$60 per ounce
Most Expensive Coffee: Kopi Luwak
$500 per pound
Most Expensive Meat: Jamón Ibérico de Bellota 
$87 per pound
Most Expensive Spice: Saffron
$15 per gram
Most Expensive Seafood: Sturgeon Caviar 
$12 per gram/$500 per serving