The walls of the fig fruit contain latex vessels that carry a protein-digesting enzyme, ficin, and tannin cells that contribute astringency Figs are remarkable for containing very large amounts of phenolic compounds, some of them antioxidants, and large amounts of calcium for a fruit When ripe, figs have a unique aroma that comes mainly from spicy phenolic compounds and a flowery terpene (linalool) Jujube Jujubes, also known as Chinese dates, are the fruits of Ziziphus jujuba, a tree native to central Asia They bear some resemblance to dates, as do the version known in India as the ber (Z mauritania) Both trees tolerate heat and drought and are now grown in arid regions throughout the world Jujubes are small, somewhat dry and spongy, more sweet than tart They’re an excellent source of vitamin C, containing more than double the amount in an equal weight of oranges They’re eaten fresh, dried, pickled, in rice-based cakes, and fermented into alcoholic drinks Pomegranate Pomegranates are fruits of the shrubby tree Punica granatum, a native of the arid and semiarid regions of the Mediterranean and western Asia; the finest varieties are said to grow in Iran With their dull, dry rind surrounding two layered chambers of translucent, ruby-like fruitlets (there are also pale and yellow varieties), they figured very early in mythology and art Pomegranate-shaped goblets have been found in prehistoric Troy, and in Greek myth it was a pomegranate that tempted Persephone and kept her in the underworld Pomegranates are very sweet, fairly tart, and often astringent thanks to their strongly pigmented juice wellstuffed with anthocyanins and related phenolic antioxidants Juice manufactured by crushing whole fruits is much more tannic than the fruitlets themselves; the rind is so ... cakes, and fermented into alcoholic drinks Pomegranate Pomegranates are fruits of the shrubby tree Punica granatum, a native of the arid and semiarid regions of the Mediterranean and western Asia; the. .. in prehistoric Troy, and in Greek myth it was a pomegranate that tempted Persephone and kept her in the underworld Pomegranates are very sweet, fairly tart, and often astringent thanks to their strongly pigmented juice wellstuffed... Iran With their dull, dry rind surrounding two layered chambers of translucent, ruby-like fruitlets (there are also pale and yellow varieties), they figured very early in mythology and art Pomegranate-shaped