The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world.

2024年4月30日 · Despite being called a fruit, a fig is technically a syconium—a tiny group of inverted flowers growing inside a pod. Each pod contains hundreds of flowers, and each flower produces a small seed, which is the actual fruit of the fig plant.

2024年12月18日 · Figs (Ficus carica) are a unique fruit resembling a teardrop. They’re about the size of your thumb, filled with hundreds of tiny seeds, and have an edible purple or green peel. The flesh of the...

Higo fruit, commonly called the fig fruit, is a nutritious and delicious fruit that is enjoyed all over the world. The fig tree is a member of the mulberry family and has been cultivated since ancient times for its sweet, juicy fruits. Higo fruit comes in a variety of …

2025年3月8日 · fig, (Ficus carica), plant of the mulberry family (Moraceae) and its edible fruit. The common fig is indigenous to an area extending from Asiatic Turkey to northern India, but natural seedlings grow in most Mediterranean countries; it is cultivated in warm climates. In the Mediterranean region the fig is so widely used, both fresh and dried ...

Delicately sweet, succulent fig fruit is rich in a variety of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and vitamins that offer numerous health benefits. Interestingly, dried figs are a highly concentrated source of essential minerals and vitamins.

2023年6月2日 · Are figs a fruit? Nope. With their fruity sweetness, figs certainly seem like the belong in the fruit family, but they're actually an inverted flower. The seeds inside a fig are the real fruit! How do figs become figs?

2022年8月10日 · Fig trees don’t flower like apples and peaches. Their flowers bloom inside the pear-shaped pod, which later matures into the fruit we eat. Each flower then produces a single, one-seeded, hard-shelled fruit called achene ― that’s what gives the fig the crunch we know ― and the fig is made up of multiple achene.

The fig was described by the Prophet Muhammad as ‘a fruit that descended from paradise’, and eating them can ‘prevent hemorrhoids, prevent piles and help gout’. The fig is one of the potential candidates for the forbidden fruit eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Flavor: The Figo Preto boasts a rich, complex berry flavor, often likened to raspberries or fine wine, with a honey-like sweetness and dried fruit undertones. This intense and elegant profile makes it one of the most sought-after figs for flavor enthusiasts.