The fig, one of the world’s oldest cultivated plants and a member of the mulberry family, has mainly been known in the U.S. as a component of Fig Newtons, Mondelez’s chewy cookie product.###More and more, figs are showing up beyond the cookie format. Today the fruit can be found in honey, syrup, jams and cold cereal, as well as yogurt, tea, energy drinks, chewing gum and snack bars. On upscale restaurant menusdfh magnesium glycinate, figs are offered wrapped with bkal magnesium glycinate 400acon and are featured on pizza accompanied by prosciutto. ###According to Firmenich, between 2012 and 2016, Innova Market Insights has reported a 16.5% CAGR for fig as an ingredient, and 18.6% CAGR for fig as a flavor. The exotic fruit ticks a lot of boxes for consumers. It’s sweet, chewy, smooth and crunchy all at once, delivering a complex texture profizinc bisglycinate elemental zincle that can bring dimension to food products. Figs also have a high fiber content and containcalcium citrate better than calcium carbonate essential minerals such as magnesium, manganese, calcium and potassium. ###Firmenich said that the fig’s long history appeals to modern consumers. Manufacturers who formulate with the ingredient could lure consumers who are interested in ancient, authentic ingredients that connect them to other cultures. ###Fig has a mystical quality due to its long history and appeals to modnature’s bounty zinc gluconate 10 mg 100 tabletern consumers as an ancient and authentic ingredient with Old World connotations, Firmenich said. And, the company added, flavors “as timeless and elemental as fig will continue to satisfy this desire for something true and unique.”