Fig

Fig season

An emblem of Mediterranean fruit, the fig is a summer fruit that ripen between June and August.

Nutritional value of figs

Figs do not have as many calories as many tend to believe: when fresh, they only have 57 kilocalories per 100 grammes. The fruit is rich in minerals and is a good source of trace elements, with a high content of B vitamins.

Fig varieties

There are three categories of fig:

• green (or white) figs, such as the Dalmatian fig;
• grey (or red) figs;
• black (or violet) figs, such as the violette de Solliès fig.

Fig facts

Purplish, whitish or green, you can assess a fig's ripeness by checking the suppleness of its flesh. When sound and fleshy, with a firm stem, it is perfectly ripe, tender, smooth and delicious. It has been grown for thousands of years.