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The soil and climate in city of Estahban near Shiraz center of Fars
province are ideal for growing the best figs in the world.
Figs orchards in
Estahban cultivated by dry farming and their fruits are naturally sun dried.
Most of activity in the orchards of figs begins in May as the fruit appears on
the tree and culminates in October when the first picking of dried figs started.
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Figs tree have no blossoms on their branches, the flowers are inside
the fruit.
These many tiny flowers produce the crunchy little seeds, which
give figs their unique texture.
Pollination of fruit is by a tiny wasp stinger
less, that coming out from male figs and inters the "eye" at the bottom
of the female figs, unwittingly pollinates it by brushing pollen onto the female
flowers in order to have the fruit mature. It then exits the figs to pollinate
other fruits.
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After the maturing and drying phases of figs that take place on the
tree, the crop collected and transferred to the factory.
The fruit travels
through two more sorts by sorting machine and workers carefully to remove blemished
and undesirable fruit and also grading, selecting for different purpose.
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After processing and selecting the figs, they
are graded in different sizes by All grade for dried figs are as follows: | |
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| Grade | 101 | AA | A | B |
| Diameter/mm | D>22 | D>22 | 22>D>18 | 14<D<18 |
| Piece/Kg | 160-170 | 160-170 | 210-220 | 300-320 |
| Grade | 101 | AA | A | B |
| Diameter/mm | D>22 | D>22 | 22>D>18 | 14<D<18 |
| Piece/Kg | 160-170 | 160-170 | 210-220 | 300-320 |
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10 Kg dried figs net in polyethylene bag in cartoon.
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| Grade | Packing | Container (FLC) | Container | Trukload |
| A | 10Kg/carton | 1900 cartons/20ft | 2400
cartons/40ft | 1900 cartons |
| B | 10Kg/cartons | 1900 cartons/20ft | 2400 cartons/40ft
| 1900 cartons | | |
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of dried figs in 100gr with approx is as follows:
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| Energy | 274 | Cal.
| | Water | 10-12 | g. |
| Fat | 1.3 | g. |
| Carbohydrates | 69.1 |
g. | | Protein | 4.3 | g. |
| Fiber | 5.6 | g. |
| Ash | 2.3 | g. |
| Cholesterol | 0 | g. |
| Vitamin A | 80 | Iu |
| Vitamin
B1 | 0.10 | mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.10 | mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.7 | mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.175 | mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.6 | mg |
| Calcium | 126 | mg |
| Phospor | 77 | mg |
| Potassium | 640 | mg |
| Sodium | 34 | mg |
| Iron | 3 | mg |
| Magnesium | 50
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Boom Dried Fruit Company with quality control staff and microbiological lab in
its factory ensures that the highest possible quality standards are meet.
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