Features

Shape:

round, oval or pear-shaped

Color

depending on the variety black, purple, green or yellow

Cultivation:

Mediterranean

Availability:

August to October

Taste:

Sweet

Nutrients:

Vitamin C, calcium and potassium
One fig is equivalent like two glasses of milk in calcium content

Varieties by Aksun

The most popular variety in Turkey is the Bursa Black fig. It is particularly suitable for export because of their durability and size. The figs contain compared to other fruits, the highest vitamin and nutrient content.Turkey is one of the most popular figs exporting countries in the world. Aksun is concentrated to export this variety and was honored in 2010,2011 and 2012 with a bronze medal for the most export of Figs.Through a long-standing partnership with Turkish Airlines is the Aksun AG able to supply with just few pallets by air freight loadings. With our subsidiary company in Germany Interline – GmbH, we are able to supply you DDP in Europe. Worldwide accessibility is ensured by air or by truck shipments.

Staff Distribution

• 3 QS – Supervisors represented by a GlobalGap specialist, Agricultural Engineering and Food Engineering
• Quality - Management
• Quality - Inspectors

Responsibilities of the QS – Supervisors:

• Regular field visit
• Regular field control
• Regulation of the ingredients

Responsibilities of the QM – Management:

• Gives introduction to the QS - Supervisors
• Cooperation with QS laboratories in Turkey and Germany

Responsibilities of the quality Inspectors:

• Controlling the input and output of the products
• Take regular samples of manufacturing and finished merchandises

Traceability

Process:

• Assignment of field numbers
• Assignment of codes to each producer
• Goods receipt with codes and field numbers on each unit
• Each crop has a different code number and an own field number

Which information ensure the codes:

• Producer
• Harvesting
• Ingredients
• Analysis Reports
• In-house procedure
• Packaging
• Transport
• Consumer