· Figs provide you with 20% of your recommended dietary needs on a daily basis.

 

· Packed with potassium, calcium, and iron, figs have the highest mineral content of all common fruits.

 

· Ounce for ounce, figs have slightly more calcium than 2% milk.

 

· Figs were used as  a training food by the early Olympics athletes and were also presented as Laurels to the winners as the first Olympic “medal.”

 

· 1/4 cup of figs packs no fat, no cholesterol, and 113 calories