Do fig newtons really taste like figs, or do they just put tons of sugar in it?

They really taste like figs. I hate them personally.

Do fig newtons really taste like figs, or do they just put tons of sugar in it?
i love the taste of fresh figs and think there's a world of difference b/w fresh figs and fig newtons even though fig newtons can be addictive. so i agree, it's the sugar!
Reply:Why don't you go buy a fig and do an official taste test.



I doubt Nabisco could get away with calling them Fig Newtons if they didn't contain, and taste like, figs. Too many lawyers out there.
Reply:Real figs are very sweet, but Nabisco puts extra sugar in those cookies anyway. Food manufacturers put extra sugar, salt, etc. in everything. Check out a jar of applesauce. Are there people out there that actually think an apple is not sweet enough? The Fig Newtons taste like figs though.
Reply:They really do have figs in them, but that doesn't mean the sugar isn't there too.
Reply:The only thing figs and Fig Newtons have in common are the seeds. I like Newtons, but nothing compares to a fresh fig. It's a different kind of sweet, a natural fresh sweet, not refined sugar sweet.
Reply:Yes, they taste like dried figs but with lots of sugar.
Reply:Fig newtons are crap.. The quality of their product has gone so far down hill in the past 10 years. They use to be moist and tasty now they are dry and bitter...
Reply:Comparing fresh figs to Fig Newtons is like comparing great drama by a talented group of actors to a school play put on by elementary students who have no interest in performing on stage.



Or it's like your favorite food. If you eat it yourself, it's wonderful. If your grandmother prechews it for you and spits it on your plate so you can eat it in a prechewed form, it just doesn't taste the same. It is the same food, but grandma's prechewed version is missing a lot.



If you ever get a chance to eat fresh Black Mission figs, you'll notice a world of difference. The fresh figs are moist, perfectly sweet and addictive. Fig Newtons are a totally different thing.

miriam