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Technically, figs are not fruits; they are inverted flowers. They require a specific type of pollination that can only come from fig wasps (about 1.5 mm in size) whose larvae must die inside the fruit for it to mature, as figs cannot be pollinated by wind or regular bees.

Contrary to popular belief, ripe figs are not filled with dead wasps, and the "crunchy bits" in the fruit are just seeds. The fig actually produces an enzyme called ficain (also known as ficin) that digests the dead wasp, and the fig absorbs the nutrients to create mature fruits and seeds.

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SAPEVI CHE…

Tecnicamente i fichi non sono frutta, anzi sono fiori invertiti. Richiedono un tipo specifico di impollinazione che può provenire solo da calabroni di fichi (grande 1,5 mm) larve che devono morire all'interno del frutto affinché la frutta matura, poiché i fichi non possono essere impollinati dal vento o dalle api normali.

Contrariamente a quanto credo popolare, i fichi maturi non sono pieni di vespe morte e i "pezzetti croccanti" nella frutta sono solo semi. Il fico produce in realtà un enzima chiamato ficaina (noto anche come ficina) che digerisce la vespa morta e il fico assorbe i nutrienti per creare frutti maturi e semi.

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