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Sweet, chewy, and rich in nutrients and health-benefits; Turkish dried figs are a popular snack, addition to your favorite meal, or delightful treat in baked goods. Ege Naturel provides dried figs in Natural, Lerida, Protoben, Pulled, Garland, Layer, on String and Diced forms for customer’s specific needs. FACTS ABOUT DRIED FIGS At our idyllic farms in Turkey, Ege Naturel grows, harvests, dries, and prepares the very best Smyrna-type figs. Fig harvest starts in August. During this late-summer month, semi-dried figs fall down on the soil all by themselves. Those figs are then hand-collected by our world-class farmers. These fresh figs are laid on special drying trays under the warm sun for 3-5 days, then, they are carefully processed and hand-prepared for shipping. Let’s take a look at some of the facts: Turkish figs will continue to ripen after being packaged. The fig’s fruit honey penetrates the skin, and those with thin skins will gradually become darker. That’s why there is some variance in the color of natural dried figs. You may also notice a white powder on some dried figs. This is called bloom. The bloom is rich in nutrients, and it is one of the precious features of high quality figs. Impressive levels of Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Vitamins A, E, and K, and a host of other Minerals and Antioxidants set dried figs apart. In fact, because the drying process takes nearly 60% of the fig’s water content, these dried fruits have a particularly concentrated fiber and nutrient content. The highest quality fig fruit comes from the 38 N Aydin Mountain area in Turkey. Aydin Mountain is adjacent to the Aegean Sea, where the sea wind and long sunshine duration make it one of the best fig production areas. The Aydin Mountain region also boasts high quality, unpolluted sand soil; night time temperatures over 20 Degrees Celsius; 220 days without frost; big day-night temperature difference; and glacier-molten water irrigation. All extremely important for quality fig production. Combining the perfect growing conditions with exceptional practices, Ege Naturel offers some of the best dried figs to buyers around the globe. Shelf life of dried figs is one year and moisture level is 26%.