how comes mission figs don't taste like the filling in a fig newton cookie?

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katiya · Answer

Same reason oranges don't taste like marmalade. 
Fresh fruit vs. dried fruit + sugar.

ckngbbbls · Answer

the figs in the cookies have been dried.

Nana Lamb · Answer

they are not cooked in syrup! they are just dehydrated and packaged.

CB · Answer

A fig needs to be dehydrated for it to get the fig newton taste.

D.E.B.S. · Answer

They aren't processed with all the added sugar and preservatives.

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