Organic Dried Smyrna Figs

Yummy. Crystallized sugars on the surface plus dainty dried seeds inside lend a delightful, delicate crispiness to balance the chewy sweetness. Perfect with a cup of tea as a replacement for a cookie or tea wafer—similarly sweet and toothsome, but much better nutrition. Have purchased for years; wish they weren't so pricey these days—used to get the 40 oz. bag just four years ago for $16. Have tried other brands, but keep coming back...

Made In Nature Organic Dried Turkish Smyrna Figs are absolutely delicious. Each dried fig is easy to eat. They are never dried to toughness. We eat them right out of bag, in cereal (hot and cold), fruit salads., etc. We ALWAYS have a bag in the refrigerator and some in the pantry. We have ordered them for a long time. We trust Made in Nature food items.

I have always loved Fig Newtons and ate them mostly because that seemed to be the only way to get FIGS! I'm forever trying to find foods that help with the 'elimination process' and figs actually DO help.But I don't want to eat cookies with all the sugar, flour, hydrogenated oils, etc and it's too hard to find FRESH figs here.So, I went online and found these and ordered them. These truly ARE wonderful. They are so delicious right out of the bag - easy to throw in a ziploc bag and take in my purse; take to work, etc. Great for a healthy, filling snack and to help with elimination (moreso than prunes, in my opinion).I found that each fig was a bit chewy in some parts, and moist and perfect in other parts. My only 'wish' would be that they would cut off the stem before drying as I just want to plop one in my mouth and eat it all the way, without having to stop and bite off the stem and spit it out. So, now I go through and cut out each stem before putting in my baggie to take to work, and that's something I really didn't want to have to do.They are delicious and I love them, and it's not a big deal in the scheme of things to do that, but I did feel it was worth mentioning, especially if you have children and you certainly don't want them to choke on it, as I almost did.

I put these in a mason jar that I keep in the fridge at work and everyone is so creeped out by them that no one bothers to steal my snack! Good thing, because if they tasted these ugly (whitened natural sugar coated) treats they would eat them right up! Can’t judge a book by it’s cover! I don’t always eat the stem, but sometimes I do when I don’t have a compost bin around. About 2-3 of these is such the perfect snack with a cup of tea. They are less sweet tasting than dates and have just a tiny bit of tartness for balance. These were nice and plump and just as fresh as any I’ve had in the past. Love that they are organic and love that this is such a great deal that I can get without having to drive 30 minutes to the health food store. Subscribe and save worthy for sure!

I’m on Plant Paradox diet (Dr. Gundry) and while figs aren’t discouraged on it, every now and then I get an autoimmune reaction to some food. Some years ago I got one after eating some dried figs. This year I decided to try some figs again because I had a craving. Lo and behold, after having consumed two bags I ended up with an autoimmune flair up and had to go on medication. I assume there is some microorganism that lives on dried figs that causes this reaction—I don’t get one from fresh fruit.This by no means is a reflection on the quality of the product even though as my father says, who knows what’s added to it to keep it fresh and do I really have 100% assurance only what’s on the label is inside. The truth is, I don’t.It might just be that it’s whatever likes to live on the figs that causes the reaction.If you’re new to autoimmune diets, please know reactions you get to foods are different than allergies. I’m allergic to no known foods in existence. The autoimmune reactions to foods happen among others as I understand through the mechanism of molecular mimicry. This might mean that some microbe will make your body throw a fit, and various microbes do live on dry fruit. In particular, figs often develop some sort of white film on them.Last but not least, it is by no means certain I’d have had this reaction had I stuck to eating one or two pieces of this fruit. They are delicious mind you.I hope this helps. Last but not least: obviously none of this is medical advice, but I bet you knew it anyway. :)Thanks for reading. I hope this was helpful.UPDATEI opened the bag of those figs to take a look again. It’s not even that there is white sediment on top, it’s actually white POWDER (FLOUR???) or whatever it is, looks like added to help with moisture or spoilage. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ON THE PACKAGE. And AS FAR AS I KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL NOT TO LIST ALL FOOD INGREDIENTS IN THE PRODUCT. To the company selling this, did you bother to confirm what the INGREDIENTS in this thing are? Or do you just buy some bulk product from Turkey, put it in a bag, and not care? Should I send it to a lab and test for whatever is stuck to the fruit? Have you cost me autoimmune breakouts and medication? I’m well aware how companies market their products on Amazon without putting minimum care into even labeling things properly, but this is FOOD. Also, does the manufacturer or the seller bother to reply at all? Is the powder some toxic preservative that is not listed on the package? Should I do a lab test and if anything comes out of it sue for negligence?

These are a great snatch and very nutritious.

I bought these a while ago at a club store, and since then, have tried various brands of dried figs, always disappointing. I bought this brand again from Amazon, and feel like I've come home! These are so much better than the soft, moist things I have gotten elsewhere. They still have the skins, which are a bit thicker. You have to pull off the little stemmy thing, and actually chew the fig. So yummy!!! If they get a sugary coating, don't worry, they're still edible. That's just the natural sugars coming to the surface as they age. They'll be sweeter, but still have the same great texture and flavor.

Flavorful product but would have liked an outer layer like a regular fig bar.