Iranian figs
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.
Pollination
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.
Processing
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.
Dried figs
After processing and selecting the figs, they are graded in
different sizes by All grade for dried figs are as follows:
| 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 |
Packing
10 Kg dried figs net in polyethylene bag in cartoon.
| 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 |
Analysis of dried figs in 100gr with approx is as
follows:
| 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 | mg |


