Thursday, September 17, 2009

Road Food


Taking a page out of Tim Krabbe's book, I bought these figs for my bike rides. It costs about $5 for 14 oz. A great source of energy at a much better price than buying power bars, cliff bars, etc. They taste like Fig Newtons. Well, more like figs, less like Newtons.

Fig, dried, uncooked
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 250 kcal 1040 kJ
Carbohydrates 63.87 g
- Sugars 47.92 g
- Dietary fiber 9.8 g
Fat 0.93 g
Protein 3.30 g
Thiamine (Vit. B1) 0.085 mg 7%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.082 mg 5%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.619 mg 4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.434 mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.106 mg 8%
Folate (Vit. B9) 9 μg 2%
Vitamin C 1.2 mg 2%
Calcium 162 mg 16%
Iron 2.03 mg 16%
Magnesium 68 mg 18%
Phosphorus 67 mg 10%
Potassium 680 mg 14%
Zinc 0.55 mg 6%
Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database

1 comment:

ben gill said...

aren't they sticky? or do you get the dried?