Dried Fig
Processed figs are dried figs at Ficus Carica variety and called as ‘'SARILOP''. Figs are prepared from matured, clean and sun dried figs. Especially in the certain area of the Aegean Region, depending on the climate, the figs have thin skin and high sweet (honey) contents.
After harvesting and drying, the figs are pre-selected to remove the fruits with aflatoxine contamination.The sun dried figs are firstly calibrated then they are passed and controlled under the U.V light. Selected good quality products are washed and all foreign materials are removed. During the selection steps; sun burned or damaged, mouldy, spoilt and fermented figs are removed.
Areas of Consumption: Dried figs are used in in a variety of foods, perfectly complementing cakes, breads, cereals, and biscuits, also ice-creams, yoghurts and deserts. Dried figs have long been a favorite of bakers and confectioners. This sweet fruit is indispensable in the creation of muffins, cereals, and countless dessert pastries. Figs are grown in Izmir and Aydin regions and come into season around the end of August. Shipments of new crop dried figs are available by late September.
Types of dried figs: Lerida, Protoben, Pulled, Garland, Natural.
After harvesting and drying, the figs are pre-selected to remove the fruits with aflatoxine contamination.The sun dried figs are firstly calibrated then they are passed and controlled under the U.V light. Selected good quality products are washed and all foreign materials are removed. During the selection steps; sun burned or damaged, mouldy, spoilt and fermented figs are removed.
Areas of Consumption: Dried figs are used in in a variety of foods, perfectly complementing cakes, breads, cereals, and biscuits, also ice-creams, yoghurts and deserts. Dried figs have long been a favorite of bakers and confectioners. This sweet fruit is indispensable in the creation of muffins, cereals, and countless dessert pastries. Figs are grown in Izmir and Aydin regions and come into season around the end of August. Shipments of new crop dried figs are available by late September.
Types of dried figs: Lerida, Protoben, Pulled, Garland, Natural.