The fig (Ficus Moraceae) is a flowering plant in the Moraceae family.
Archaeologists believe the fig was the earliest crop of humans 11400 years ago and was farmed 1000 years before wheat, barley, and legumes in the Middle East.
Figs are mentioned in the Bible, the Koran, and the Torah, as well as in cultural and historical traditions such as "Romelus and Remus."
It is stated that Adam and Eve covered their bodies with fig leaves when no fabric existed.
Ancient Persia was presumably the fig's home, but it's now grown in western Asia, Asia Minor, and the Mediterranean.
Fig is a popular dry fruit that can be eaten fresh, dried, canned or preserved.
Soft, sweet, and pulpy, this healthy fruit is delightful.
World fig farming covers 453,622 hectares, producing 1,183,248 tons of fresh figs (FAO, 2009).
Turkey, USA, and Iran are the top three fig producers worldwide.
In 2010, Iran grew 55,480 ha of figs and produced 162,699 tons of fresh figs (during normal rainfall).
Our figs are from Estahban valley in southeast Iran.
FAO calls Estahban valley the world's best dry fig producer.
Estahban's fig orchards covered 22,950 hectares and produced 17,000 tons of dry figs in 2010.
The Estahban makes up 5.3% of the world's area and 6.5% of fig production soil oil and environment in Estahban valley are perfect for growing figs.
Figs grow in valleys without irrigation under the summer sun.
The dried figs are organic and natural since no chemicals or hormones were used to grow them.
Dry, hard, wrinkled figs are typical of Iranian figs.
Iran's figs vary in size and color.
Dried figs organic
Even though you can't get fresh figs all year long, you can always get the health benefits of dried figs.
How many dried figs do you eat every day? You should eat dried figs because they are good for you in many ways.
In this article, five reasons are given for why you should eat this product.
Building up bones: Dried figs and other calcium-rich foods can make your bones stronger and denser.
A dried fig contains 3 percent calcium.
Diabetes: People with diabetes can also benefit from eating dried figs.
But dried figs have a lot of sugar, so people with diabetes should talk to a specialist before eating them.
Anemia (iron deficiency): Eating dried figs helps increase the amount of hemoglobin in the blood by making the body absorb more iron.
Iron is an important mineral that helps the blood carry hemoglobin all over the body.
So, dried figs could help treat anemia caused by not getting enough iron.
Ancient Greeks used figs as a drug to improve their sexual performance.
In ancient Greece, figs were seen as sacred fruit that had something to do with love and fertility.
Figs can improve fertility and libido because they are full of minerals like zinc, manganese, and magnesium, which are needed to improve the health of human fertility.
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