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Fig burn
Posted by:
Omega
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Date: September 08, 2009 06:31PM I notice that fresh figs (for example, black mission) eaten whole will burn my lips and tongue.
I know it is the skin causing the burn because when I peel them before eating, there is no burn. However, when I eat sun-dried black mission figs whole (including skin) there is no burn. Anyone know the reason for the difference? Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
flipperjan
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Date: September 08, 2009 06:39PM An interesting post. I rarely have the chance to eat fresh figs as they are so expensive in England. I must plant a fig tree.
Is Black Mission a variety of fig? I, personally, have not had a problem eating fig skin. Were the fresh figs organic - could it have been something on the skin? Have you tried it more than once? Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
Omega
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Date: September 08, 2009 06:55PM flipperjan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Is Black Mission a variety of fig? I, personally, > have not had a problem eating fig skin. Yes, Black Mission is a fig variety. > Were the fresh figs organic - could it have been > something on the skin? Have you tried it more > than once? Yes, this is with organic figs (Black Mission as well as other varieties), and it has been happening for years. Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
Omega
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Date: September 08, 2009 08:09PM Perhaps it's the "milk" or sap in the fresh fig's skin?
From [ayalasmellyblog.blogspot.com]: "Green figs are best eaten fresh... If the milk burns your lips, consider it a blessing of fire, as even the purest spring water cannot wash the milk away." Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
debbietook
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Date: September 08, 2009 08:33PM From Dr Doug Graham:
'There are tiny hairs on the skin of the fig and these cut your tongue.' Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
rawne
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Date: September 08, 2009 08:43PM Why then would they only burn some of the time given the same quantity of figs eaten? Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
sgc
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Date: September 08, 2009 09:28PM The burn is due to the white milk, which is latex. When the figs are picked ripe, there is very little latex, or milk, coming out. But when picked greenish, there is lot of latex coming out. Also, if there is little latex, the effect will disappear after a couple days because the latex hardens over time.
The latex burns lips and tongue because it's like scrubbing. Raw Fruit Festival [www.raw-fruit-festival.net] Health, Fitness and Fasting Retreats in Spain [www.fit-in-nature.net] Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
Omega
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Date: September 08, 2009 09:44PM debbietook Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > From Dr Doug Graham: > > 'There are tiny hairs on the skin of the fig and > these cut your tongue.' If that were the case, wouldn't it also happen when the same figs are eaten dried? sgc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The burn is due to the white milk, which is latex. > When the figs are picked ripe, there is very > little latex, or milk, coming out. But when picked > greenish, there is lot of latex coming out. Where is the latex in or on the fig? Is it part of the skin? Thanks. Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
sgc
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Date: September 09, 2009 07:28AM The latex is in the inner skin, the white part between the outer skin and the flesh. It's everywhere is fig trees, in the bark, in the leaves. Often, I get marks on the skin of my hands when it's fig season (I have several trees and pick about 40 kg every other day).
But if the figs are picked ripe, there is no noticeable latex in the skin. If you get fig burns with store bought figs, most likely they were not ripe. Dried ones won't give you this problem because only really ripe figs are dried. Raw Fruit Festival [www.raw-fruit-festival.net] Health, Fitness and Fasting Retreats in Spain [www.fit-in-nature.net] Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: September 09, 2009 11:15AM hi sgc
thanks for that information that happened to me a couple of times and i was baffled it was like eating stinging nettles or something even though i never tried stinging nettles i imagined that it was probably like that and then like u mentioned the ripe purply bruised delicious figs did not sting at all thanks for this piece of illumination latex though? hmmm must find out more about it did not know latex occurred in foods i associate latex with laboratory gloves Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
sgc
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Date: September 09, 2009 11:29AM la_veronique Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > latex though? hmmm must find out more about it > > did not know latex occurred in foods > > i associate latex with laboratory gloves Latex is harvested from the bark of trees in the tropics. And you can find latex in different fruits, like mangoes as well, in the skin. When you pick mangoes, there is latex coming out the stem. But again, if they are ripe and ready to fall on the ground, no latex. Raw Fruit Festival [www.raw-fruit-festival.net] Health, Fitness and Fasting Retreats in Spain [www.fit-in-nature.net] Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
TroySantos
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Date: September 09, 2009 03:24PM Latex in the skin ... same with papayas. And like the latex in fig skins, the latex in unripe papayas is SAVAGE on your lips. I don't know of any way to deal with it except to grin and bear it until the stinging fades. 
This way is not compatible with Zen practice. This way IS Zen practice. - Dr. Doug Graham Nothing whatsoever should be attached to. - Buddha Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: September 10, 2009 03:49AM Right. In my experience, it is primarily the skins near the stem....in unripe figs. This is not a problem. Simply peel the stems/skin away. Eat ripe ones. Unripe ones should be cracked in half and placed back in the refrigerator to ripen for a day or two. They won't be as good as the ripe ones, but they won't burn your mouth/lips either. 
Of course, irritants are long since gone in dried figs. -David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
debbietook
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Date: September 10, 2009 05:01AM debbietook Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > From Dr Doug Graham: > > 'There are tiny hairs on the skin of the fig and > these cut your tongue.' If that were the case, wouldn't it also happen when the same figs are eaten dried? A peach is 'hairy', but dried peaches aren't. However, I do think the 'latex' explanation sounds plausible. I've had some beautifully ripe figs recently, and...no burn. But I've experienced it in the past, and, most probably, those figs weren't completely ripe. It's only in the last year that I've really comprehended what a RIPE fig is! Re: Fig burn
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: September 10, 2009 08:09AM RIPE figs are great
oh... but here is another question i know that wasps proliferate inside figs i mean that is their nesting grounds and all but does that mean they are in EVERY fig? just wondering anyone have a clue? Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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