What is Figs?
Since ancient times, figs have been connected with good health and prosperity. They were offered to the god Bacchus in ancient Rome and are symbolic of Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility. Figs are technically a collection of inverted flowers that, if left to their own devices, would bloom from the inside out.
Where they usually found?
They are usually found in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, where it is hot, sunny, and dry for most of the year.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 30
- Fat: 0.1g
- Sodium: 0.4mg
- Carbohydrates: 7.7g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Sugars: 6.5g
- Protein: 0.3g
- Copper: 3%
- Magnesium: 2%
- Potassium: 2%
- Riboflavin: 2%
- Thiamine: 2%
- Vitamin B6: 3%
- Vitamin K: 2%
What are its benefits?
- Help to prevent damage cells
- Lessen the risk of Chronic Diseases
- Lessen the risk of cancer
- Relief in aids constipation
How to grow it
- Temperature should be below 4o C
- Best time to grow figs is summer
- Prepare the soil
- Dig the seed 1 to 2 inches deep
- Water it 1 to 2 time in a week
How To Include It in Your Diet?
- Can be eaten fresh or raw
- Can be used dried
- You can also use fig leaves
- You can make tea from these leafs
