Fruit
Fruit
Fig fruit is the full market piece with peel and interior as harvested—graded and sold by piece or weight. Judge ripeness by aroma, colour and give. Hold whole until prep, then peel or slice as the dish requires. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.01 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.04 g
- Total Sugars 9.68 g
- Complex / starch 1.04 g
- Protein 0.79 g
- Water 80.1 g
- Energy 56.9 kcal
- Water 80.1 g
- Carbohydrates 12.8 g
- Protein 0.79 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 37.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg
- Vitamin K 4.5 µg
- Minerals 317 mg
- Major Minerals 315 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.38 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.19 · vitamin-b6: 0.08 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.8 · vitamin-e: 0.27 · vitamin-k: 4.5 ·
Minerals
Fruit of Fig: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected fig for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named fruit portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected fig for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named fruit portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of fig for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named fruit portions.