Turkey

The story of the fig began with Adam and Eve and it was considered to be a divine fruit, the fruit of paradise. It is the first mentioned fruit in the Bible. The fig was the food of the rich and the poor in Anatolia and Egypt in early ages. They have been used as sweetener in foods long before the advent of refined sugars and have traveled to America through Spaniards in 1520. The cultivated fig, Ficus carica, derives its name from the ancient region of Ciara in western Turkey, was found in the Anatolian region for thousands of years and is a member of the mulberry family. Turkey is producing 2/3 of its figs near the Aydin region, called the “Smyrna Figs”.

Turkey leads the world production with %55 and %85-%90 of the Turkish production is exported. Although the list of the importing countries are increasing every year, %70 of the exports go to the European countries. Since fig has a fragile structure, its trade worldwide has started only 10-15 years ago. The famous Smyrna Figs require pollination for the fruit to set, for which tiny wasps are needed. Dried figs have one of the highest contents of polyphenols – substances thought to offer the benefit of reduced cancer risk. They are also rich in Amino Acids, Vitamins, Dietary Fiber and Calcium.

The harvest time for Figs is usually mid-August to mid-September. Figs are picked when they ripen fully and are then sun-dried, fumigated, washed and processed.

Whole Figs Diced Figs (Coating Agent :Rice Flour) Industrial Paste

Sise No Count per KG 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 Turkish Diced Figs vary according to customer specifications: ranging from 3-5mm to 10-12mm.

Bulk packing: Net weight 27lbs in carton boxes Packing options vary according to size of the product and the way they are positioned: Natural, Lerida, Protoben, Pulled, Garland, Layer, Baglama. Retail packing: 8oz, 16oz, 32oz, 4.4lbs, 11lbs and 27lbs. PULLED (size 1-6) Weight Packing Material 250 g cardboard / wooden tray 500 g cardboard / wooden tray 1kg cardboard / wooden tray 2kg cardboard / wooden tray 5kg cardboard box 12.5kg cardboard box   PROTOBEN (size 1-6) Weight Packing Material 250 g cardboard / wooden tray 500 g cardboard / wooden tray 1kg cardboard / wooden tray 2kg cardboard / wooden tray 5kg cardboard box 12.5kg cardboard box   GARLAND (size 4-10) Weight Packing Material 200 g cellophane film 250 g cardboard / wooden tray 400 g cellophane film 500 g cardboard / wooden tray   LAYER (size 1-7) Weight Packing Material 250 g cellophane film / cardboard tray 400 g cellophane film / cardboard tray 500 g cellophane film / cardboard tray   BAGLAMA (size 1-3) Weight Packing Material 12.5kg cardboard box     SULTAN (size 1-3) Weight Packing Material 400 g cardboard / wooden tray     CLIPPED (size 1-10) Weight Packing Material 12.5kg cardboard box 12.5kg vacuum packing, cardboard box     HALVED (size 9-10) Weight Packing Material 12.5kg cardboard box 12.5kg vacuum packing, cardboard box     CUBES (with or without rice flour) Weight Packing Material 12.5kg cardboard box 12.5kg vacuum packing, cardboard box (only with rice flour)     FIG PASTE (with or without seeds) Weight Packing Material 15kg PE bag, cardboard box     NATURAL (size 1-10) Weight Packing Material 12.5kg cardboard box 12.5kg vacuum packing, cardboard box   LERIDA (size 1-8) Weight Packing Material 250 g cardboard / wooden tray 500 g cardboard / wooden tray 1kg cardboard / wooden tray 2kg cardboard / wooden tray 4 kg cardboard tray 4kg cardboard box with window kg cardboard / decorated cardboard / wooden box 10kg cardboard / wooden box