FIGS FRUIT IS CULTIVATED FROM ANCIENT TIMES , IT HAS SO MANY NUTRIENTS , THIS FRUIT GIVE GOOD ENERGY TO OUR BODY , THIS FRUIT BELONGS TO MULBERRY FAMILY AND SCIENTIFIC NAME IS FICUS CARICA , THIS FRUIT HAS BEST SMELL AND TASTE , THIS PLANT GROWN IN ANY TYPE OF SOIL , THIS PLANT PROVIDE A FRESH AND PLEASANT HABITANT FOR MANY ANIMALS THAT TAKE SHELTER IN ITS SHADE IN THE TIMES OF INTENSE HEAT , IT IS GROWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND CAN BE HARVESTED UP TO FOUR TIMES PER YEAR .
WHAT ARE THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE IN FIGS?
ENERGY ----------------------- 74 K.CAL
CARBOHYDRATES -------------------- 19.18 g
SUGARS ---------------------------------16.28 g
DIETARY FIBER --------------------------------- 2.9 g
FAT ----------------------------- 0.30g
PROTEIN ---------------------------- 0.75 g
VITAMINS
VITAMIN-B1------------------------------------0.06 mg
VITAMIN-B2---------------------------------- 0.05 mg
VITAMIN-B3---------------------------------------0.4 mg
VITAMIN-B5----------------------------------------- 0.3 mg
VITAMIN-B6----------------------------------------- 0.113 mg
VITAMIN-B9---------------------------------------- 6 ug
CHOLINE ------------------------------------------ 4.7 mg
VITAMIN -C ---------------------------------------- 2 mg
VITAMIN-K --------------------------------------- 4.7 ug
MINERALS
CALCIUM ------------------------------------- 35 mg
IRON -------------------------------------- 0.37 mg
MAGNESIUM------------------------------------- 17 mg
MANGANESE -------------------------------------- 0.128 mg
PHOSPHORUS--------------------------------------- 14 mg
POTASSIUM ---------------------------------------- 242 mg
SODIUM ----------------------------------------- 1 mg
ZINC ------------------------------------------- 0.15 mg
( DATA SOURCE : USDA Nutrient Database)
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS FROM FIGS?
FIGS CONTAIN 2.9 g DIETARY FIBER SO DIETARY FIBER SLOWING GASTRIC EMPTYING TIME AS A RESULT REDUCE THE CONSTIPATION FINALLY WE CAN EASILY GET WEIGHT LOSS , DIETARY FIBER REDUCE THE CHOLESTEROL LEVEL SO REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE , DIETARY FIBER REDUCE THE GLUCOSE AND INSULIN LEVELS SO LOWER THE RISK OF DIABETES .
FIGS CONTAIN 242 mg POTASSIUM SO POTASSIUM IS HELP TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYPERTENSION , HYPOKALEMIA AND REDUCE THE RISK OF KIDNEY STONES.
FIGS CONTAIN 35 mg CALCIUM SO CALCIUM IS VERY IMPORTANT IN BUILDING STRONGER , DENSER BONES EARLY IN LIFE AND KEEPING BONES STRONG AND HEALTHY LATER IN LIFE , CALCIUM REDUCE THE RISK OF RICKETS , BLOOD CLOTTING , OSTEOPOROSIS .
FIGS CONTAIN SO MANY ANTI-OXIDANTS , FIGS ARE USED IN SKIN DISEASES AND SORES ,FIGS IS REDUCE THE TUMOUR GROWTH SO FIGS CONTAIN SO MANY BEST NUTRIENTS BUT NOT TAKE TOO MANY FIGS IN A WEEK.
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