Fig Flavor Profiles

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Marion/Black Celeste 

Small but intensely sweet with a grape-like quality. Notes of berries and a deep purple flesh with balanced sugar content.

De La Gloria

Sweet and delicate with subtle berry undertones. Has a more balanced sweetness compared to some other varieties.

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watercolor of figs

Moro da Caneva

 Distinctive longer shape with jammy sweetness. An extremely well-rounded yet complex flavor when harvested fully ripe..

Black Madeira

 Rich, complex berry-like sweetness with notes of chocolate and port wine. Known for having one of the most intense, concentrated flavors among figs.

watercolor of figs
watercolor of figs

Smith

 Clean, pure sweetness with subtle floral and berry notes. Reliably syrupy pulp makes this fig very approachable.

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