Dried Fig

Dried Fig is a naturally sweet and nutritious dried fruit widely traded for food manufacturing, retail, wholesale, bakery, confectionery, and ingredient applications. Produced by carefully drying ripe figs, dried figs retain a significant portion of the fruit’s natural sugars, dietary fiber, minerals, and characteristic fruity flavor while offering a substantially longer shelf life than fresh figs. Commercial Dried Figs are available in different varieties, sizes, shapes, colors, moisture levels, and quality grades according to the origin, harvesting conditions, drying method, and intended application. Common commercial types include whole dried figs, natural dried figs, sun-dried figs, soft dried figs, semi-dried figs, pressed dried figs, sliced dried figs, diced dried figs, and industrial-grade dried figs. Whole dried figs are commonly selected for retail packs and premium food products, while sliced, diced, and processed forms are widely used as ingredients in bakery, confectionery, cereal, snack, and food-processing applications. Depending on the variety and processing method, dried figs may range from light cream and golden shades to brown, amber, or dark brown colors. Quality is generally evaluated according to fruit size, appearance, skin condition, flesh texture, natural sweetness, moisture content, cleanliness, maturity, and the presence of defects or foreign materials.

Commercial Dried Fig is typically graded by size and quality to meet different market and application requirements. Larger and visually uniform whole figs are generally positioned as premium grades for retail, gift packs, hotels, and direct consumption, while medium and smaller grades can be suitable for industrial processing, bakery products, cereals, snack mixes, fillings, and confectionery. Depending on the supplier and market specification, sizing may be expressed by approximate fruit count per kilogram, with lower fruit counts generally indicating larger figs. Dried figs can have a soft, chewy, and slightly fibrous texture, while properly controlled drying helps maintain their natural flavor and prevents excessive hardening. Typical commercial moisture content may vary according to variety, drying conditions, customer requirements, and packaging specifications, with many products supplied within an approximate range of 18% to 25%. Dried figs can be supplied with or without stems and may be offered as conventional or specially processed products depending on customer requirements. Packaging options include bulk cartons, food-grade plastic bags, vacuum packs, laminated pouches, retail boxes, trays, and larger industrial packs, with packaging sizes commonly ranging from 250 g and 500 g retail units to 1 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, and larger bulk formats. Proper packaging helps protect the product from moisture absorption, contamination, physical damage, and quality deterioration during storage and transportation.

Dried Figs are used across a wide range of food and ingredient applications because of their natural sweetness, distinctive flavor, convenient storage, and versatile texture. They can be consumed directly as a healthy snack or incorporated into breakfast cereals, muesli, granola, trail mixes, energy bars, bakery products, cakes, cookies, biscuits, pastries, jams, fruit fillings, desserts, confectionery, sauces, and other processed foods. Diced and sliced dried figs are particularly suitable for industrial food formulations where controlled particle size and consistent ingredient distribution are required. Whole dried figs are commonly used for retail consumption, premium snack products, foodservice, and specialty food applications. Dried figs can also be processed into pastes, fillings, purees, powders, and other value-added ingredients for industrial food production.

Specification	Typical / Available Details
Product	Dried Fig
Product Form	Whole, sliced, diced, pressed, paste or processed
Common Types	Natural, sun-dried, soft, semi-dried and industrial grades
Color	Cream, golden, amber, brown to dark brown
Texture	Soft, chewy and naturally fibrous
Typical Moisture	Approximately 18%–25%, depending on grade
Taste	Naturally sweet with characteristic fig flavor
Size Grading	Commonly based on fruit count per kg
Stem	With stem or stemless, depending on specification
Packaging	Cartons, bags, vacuum packs, pouches, trays and bulk packs
Common Pack Sizes	250 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg and bulk
Main Applications	Snacks, bakery, cereals, confectionery, desserts and food processing

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FAQ Dried Fig

The main commercial types include whole dried figs, natural dried figs, sun-dried figs, soft dried figs, semi-dried figs, pressed figs, sliced figs, diced figs, and industrial-grade dried figs.

Dried Figs are commonly graded according to fruit size, number of pieces per kilogram, appearance, color, texture, moisture content, cleanliness, maturity, and the level of visible defects.

Commercial Dried Figs commonly have a moisture content of approximately 18% to 25%, although the exact specification can vary according to variety, processing method, grade, and buyer requirements.

Dried Figs are used for direct consumption, snacks, breakfast cereals, granola, bakery products, cookies, cakes, confectionery, desserts, fruit fillings, jams, energy bars, and industrial food processing.

Dried Figs can be supplied in retail and bulk packaging such as plastic bags, laminated pouches, vacuum packs, cartons, trays, 1 kg packs, 5 kg and 10 kg packs, or customized industrial packaging.

International buyers can use Irancorps to connect with suitable Iranian manufacturers, producers, exporters, and suppliers of Dried Fig based on their required variety, size, quality, quantity, packaging, and commercial specifications.