Detailed Product Description

NUTRITION VALUES
Dried fig is a healthy fruit
Turkish figs are just dried in the sun at Aydin and Izmir provinces.All basic nutrient radicals to synthesize proteins in contained in thedried fruits.

20 % of the energy requirement is metby consuming 200 grams (10 figs) while meeting about 14% of proteinrequirement and while also meeting 34 percent of Recommended DailyAllowances for Calcium, and 60 % of Iron, and 60 % of Magnesiumminerals and also meeting 10.4 % of Vitamin B1 and 9 % of Vitamin B2,these are all required for cell reconstruction.

Smyrna dried figscontain every kind of dietary fibers in high ratios. These are pectin,cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin and polysaccharides.

Driedfigs are in the class of foods containing highest quantities of dietaryfiber. 200 grams of dried figs contain about 13 grams of dietaryfibers. The USA Dietetic Association recommends a daily fiber intake of20 to 35 grams from a variety of sources combined with a low-fat,high-carbohydrate diet.

Figs contain Calcium as much as milk.100 grams of milk meets 17% of the Recommended Dietary Allowances forCalcium.

Dried figs contain the counterbalanced amount of Phosphorus together with Calcium.

Smyrna (Izmir) dried figs are the most natural delicious and healthy fruits.

Typical values Per 1000 grams (40-60 figs)
Energy : 2170 kcal (9080 kJ)
Protein : 40 g
Carbohydrate : 553 g
of which sugars : 553 g
Fat : 12 g
of which saturates : 2 g
Dietary Fibre : 67 g

MINERALS
* % of RDA
Calcium : 1380 mg 17
Iron : 42 mg 30
Magnesium : 915 mg 30.5
Phosphorus : 1630 mg 20

VITAMINS
Vitamin B1 : 0.73 mg 5.2
Vitamin B2 : 0.72 mg 4.5

* Recommended Daily Allowances as per European Union directive no. 90/ 496

HOW TO STORE DRIED FIGS ?

Just keep in the dry and places it has a shell life of 2 years if it is kept in 4-6 Celsius degree

Avoiddirect sunlight, although it has no effect on quality but directsunlight may warm the dried figs to make them more dry or activatemicroorganisms, if environment is humid.

Optimum relative humidity is 50-60 %. Avoid humid and stagnant environment.

Cartonsshould be stowed about 10 cm above the ground on pallets and cartonsshould be covered with cloth or plastic in high ceiling spaces. Theremust be at least slight natural ventilation to prevent possiblemoisture condensing on dried figs.

As water at the outerlevel of dried figs evaporate, natural sugars crystallize on the outersurface of dried figs. This is normal and natural.

HOW YOU EAT DRIED FIGS?

As Snack

Baking

In Breakfast Cereals

In Ice Cream

In fig production, especially Izmir, Odemis, Tire, Aydin, Germencik, Ortaklar are the main places.
There are two groups; natural, shaped (processed) and four qualityclasses, these are extra, first, second and industrial class. In theprocessed group there are different types like lerida (most wanted),garland, protoben, pulled, layer, baglama, locuum, etc
In TurkishStandards- TS541, all the class and size details can be found. Moistureshould not exceed 26 % by weight respectively.

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SIZE	NUMBER OF THE BERRIES PER KILOGRAM
1	35-40
2	41-45
3	46-50
4	51-55
5	56-60
6	61-65
7	66-70
8	71-80
9	81-100
10	101-130