February 10th, 2011

Dried Fruit Figs

Dried Fruit Figs

Fruit Basket - The Health Gift

Fruit basket is the most healthy gift you can send to your friends and loved ones. According to the nutritional guidelines adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, 2-4 servings of fruits a day is needed to maintain good health. Fruits such as apples and oranges are low in calories and fat, and are a good source of natural sugars, fibers, vitamins, and phytonutrients. Phytonutrients such as flavonoids are plant chemicals that are thought to promote human health, Large population (epidemiological) studies have shown fruit and vegetable consumption decrease the risk of stroke, heart disease, and certain cancers.

Fruits are not only healthy, they are delicious. Hence, fruits baskets are ideal for gifting purpose. Fruits taste naturally sweet because they contain fruit sugar called fructose. Sending a fruit basket to clients and friends for the holidays, their birthdays, or other gifting occasions shows you care about their health.  Fruit baskets can be sent even to individuals with dietary restrictions, including those who are on low fat or low calorie diet. This article reviews the health benefits of popular fruits and the different types of fruit baskets available. 

1. Apple Basket:
Apples contains vitamins A, C and E, and most of the B vitamins, especially folate. Apples are also rich in fiber, including the soluble fiber pectin; and phytonutrients that are strong antioxidants. Human epidemiologic studies have shown that apple consumption reduces the risk of cancer, especially lung cancer. Apple consumption also lowers the risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, and asthma. 

The health benefits of eating apples and their good taste provide all the good reasons for you to consider sending an apple basket for any gifting occasion.  You can send a basket filled with a dozen seasonal, sweet & crunchy apples - Galas, Braeburns, and Granny Smiths. These crisp and juicy apples will surely delight any apple fan.

2. Orange Gift:
Oranges are rich in vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant; and contain over 170 phytonutrients and 60 flavonoids. Many phytonutrients have anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and blood clot inhibiting properties.  Orange consumption has been shown to lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers.

Another citrus fruit, grapefruit, is rich in vitamin C and lycopene, which gives the red/pink hue of the grapefruit. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant which helps neutralize harmful free radicals that cause cancer, heart disease, and macular degeneration. Consumption of food rich in lycopene has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and many cancers. In addition, grapefruit helps to prevent or lessen the symptoms of arthritis because it contains salicyclic acid which helps to dissolve inorganic calcium buildup in the joints of the body. Grapefruit also helps in weight loss and lowers cholesterol. 

Because pf the many health benefits offered by oranges and grapefruit, you should consider sending a basket of juicy sweet Sunkist oranges and tangy red grapefruit to your friends, clients, and family.  Your recipients can start having their citrus supply when the basket arrives. 

3. Fruits Basket:
Fruits basket that contain a combination of different fruits are also available. For example, You can send a basket of apples and Sunkist oranges; apples and pears, or a combination of all three. Your recipient can enjoy a variety of different kinds of fruits.
 
4. Fruit and Nut Basket:
Alternatively, you can send a box of fresh fruit, dried fruit and nuts, which may also reduce the risk of heart disease.  The basket is filled with apples, oranges, and pears along with dried figs, dried plums, pistachios and cashews.

5. Fruit and Cheese Baskets:
For individuals who are truly cheese lovers, you can send a fruit and cheese basket containing both fruits and delicious snacks.  The basket is filled with juicy Sunkist oranges, seasonal crisp apples, pears, Gouda cheese, summer salami, pepper water cracker, and chocolate truffles.  The basket is delightfully accented with colorful candies, and has all the food you need for picnicking outside or snacking indoors.  Your recipient would be thrilled to receive this thoughtful collection of premium fruit and gourmet treats.

6. Fruit and Treats Basket:
For individuals with sweet tooth, you can send a basket that contains fruits along with scrumptious gourmet treats. You will find crispy apples, juicy Sunkist oranges, chocolate cookies, baby bundt cake, fruit jelly candies, caffeine-free fruit tea, toffee-chocolate Graham crackers, and double chocolate walnut brownies.

7. Get Well Fruit Basket:
Fruits baskets are great get well gifts.  For a friend or loved one who is ill, you can send a basket filled with fresh oranges, crisp apples, delectable chocolates and other tasty treats. One such basket is filled with Bosc pears, D'Anjou Pear, Juicy Sunkist Oranges, Seasonal Crisp apples, Get Well coffee, spicy mustard, crackers, jelly beans, Swiss cheese triangles, fruit candies, and double chocolate cookies. This basket of healthy and delicious treats will help to cure all ills. 

In summary, fruit baskets are healthy gifts that can truly help the recipients to obtain good health.  You can send a basket of apples or citrus fruits by themselves, or a fruits basket with a combination of different fruits, nuts or snacks.  Your recipient will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

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Oskri Figs, Dried, 3.53-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)
Oskri Figs, Dried, 3.53-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)
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Welcome to the newest addition of quality, healthy snacks brought to you by Oskri, our journey of developing quality items for our consumers takes another step with our line of 9 different dried fruit items.   Oskri has remained committed over the years to earth friendly products that are good for the body and manufactured with renewable energy.   Also these dried fruits will be consistent with our dairy free, gluten free, vegetarian, halal and kosher approach to individual consumer needs.   We hope you enjoy the great taste, flavor and many uses uses for all these great fruits brought to us from farmers here in the US.

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  • Pack of twelve, 3.53-ounces per bag (total of 42.36 ounces)
  • Diary and gluten free
  • Great healthy snack
  • Kosher certified
Fig Heaven: 70 Recipes for the World's Most Luscious Fruit
Fig Heaven: 70 Recipes for the World's Most Luscious Fruit
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They come fresh or dry, in yellow or purple, from California and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. They are in restaurants, supermarkets, fruit stands, backyards, and inside some very famous cookies. What are they? They're figs -- one of America's favorite fruits. From Mission and Kadota figs to Adriatic and Calimyrna varieties, award-winning cookbook author Marie Simmons leaves no fig or fig leaf unturned in this extraordinary book about this most extraordinary fruit: Fig Heaven. Figs are harvested in late summer and early fall, but, fortunately for us, they are easily dried and packaged, so they're available all year long. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, plump, fragrant figs are guilt-free indulgences that can be enjoyed in countless ways. Fig Heaven is an inviting, comprehensive cookbook offering 70 recipes for both fresh and dried figs. They range from appetizers, salads, and sandwiches to entr#233;es and desserts. On the savory side, you'll find Open-Faced Dried Fig and Melted Blue Cheese Sandwiches; Fettuccine with Fresh Figs, Lemon, and Rosemary; and Lamb Pilaf with Artichokes and Dried Figs. If your sweet tooth needs some real satisfaction, there's a Fresh Fig and Peach Crumble, Dried Fig and Walnut Biscotti, and Molten Chocolate Roasted Figs with Vanilla Custard Sauce.

Texas Blue Giant Fig Tree Five Gallon
Texas Blue Giant Fig Tree Five Gallon
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Plant a Texas Blue Giant fig tree and you will enjoy extra large figs with purple skin and amber flesh. The fruit is very sweet, with an ever bearing habit. This fig tree is hardy to USDA zone 6 and all higher zones. We ship all of our fruit trees potted in soil to ensure a healthier start when planted in yard or garden.

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  • Vigorous tree shipped as a potted specimen about 3 feet tall, minimal branching.
  • Plant a Texas Blue Giant fig tree and you will enjoy extra large figs with purple skin and amber flesh.
  • The fruit is very sweet, with an ever bearing habit.
  • This fig tree is hardy to USDA zone 6 and all higher zones.
  • Takes plenty of full sun and nice hot summers. Keep moist. Try in a container if space is limited.
Dried Fruit Calimyrna Figs, 30-Pound
Dried Fruit Calimyrna Figs, 30-Pound
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Made In Nature Organic Black Mission Figs, Sun-Dried and Unsulfured, 8-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)
Made In Nature Organic Black Mission Figs, Sun-Dried and Unsulfured, 8-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)
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Certified Organic. Premium Choice. Tremendous care and skill are used to grow our crops the old-fashioned way. Organic farmers utilize natural materials that build rich fertile soil. Made In Nature is pleased to bring you delicious, certified organic Sun-Dried Black Mission Figs with all the flavor and nutrition that Mother Nature intended. Resealable package.

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  • Made In Nature Organic Black Mission Figs, Sun-Dried and Unsulfured bag holds 8 ounce in a pack of 6 (total of 48 ounce)
  • Sun-Dried and Unsulfured
  • A Kosher Certified product
  • Great source of Antioxidants
  • Nut free and 100% organic
Made In Nature Organic Calimyrna Figs, Sun-Dried and Unsulfured, 7-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)
Made In Nature Organic Calimyrna Figs, Sun-Dried and Unsulfured, 7-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)
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Certified Organic. Premium Choice. Tremendous care and skill are used to grow our crops the old-fashioned way. Organic farmers utilize natural materials that build rich fertile soil. Made In Nature is pleased to bring you delicious, certified organic Sun-Dried Calimyrna Figs with all the flavor and nutrition that Mother Nature intended. Resealable package.

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  • Pack of six, 7-ounce bags(total of 42-ounces)
  • Certified organic sun-dried calimyrna figs
  • Kosher certified
  • Gluten free and nut free
The World Market for Figs: A 2011 Global Trade Perspective
The World Market for Figs: A 2011 Global Trade Perspective
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This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for figs. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for figs for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying figs? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of figs vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of figs? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

The 2011 Import and Export Market for Figs in the United States
The 2011 Import and Export Market for Figs in the United States
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on figs in the United States face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying figs to the United States? How important is the United States compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of figs vary from one country of origin to another in the United States? On the supply side, the United States also exports figs. Which countries receive the most exports from the United States? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for figs in the United States. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for figs for those countries serving the United States via exports, or supplying from the United States via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where the United States fits into the world market for imported and exported figs. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for the United States in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that the United States is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize the United States compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes.

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