Dried Figs were one of the first plants to be cultivated by humans and still carry today a symbolic importance in the history of several civilisations. Today, dried figs are mostly grown in the mountains surrounding Aydın and Izmir. The harvest lasts for about a month’s time as the maturing fruit dry on trees before dropping onto nets from where growers collect and place them in drying tunnels to preserve them from rain and complete the drying process.

Turkish dried apricots (Malatya – Mediterranean Style) are the fruit of the pricot tree (Prunus armeniaca) which have been naturally sun dried, pitted and either unsulphured or sulphured to promote color retention. dried Malatya apricots as whole pitted. The apricots are washed, dried in dehydration tunnels, selected on tables, magnetically screened and pass through a metal detector.Apricots contain good amounts of beta-carotene, they are also a source of potassium, and supply a good amount of fibre.