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No, not all figs have wasps in them, though it's a common misconception. Some varieties of figs ripen without needing to be pollinated by a wasp and it's also possible to cause figs to ripen with hormones so no wasp is needed. For these reasons, most commercially grown figs actually never come into contact with wasps. If a fig is grown with wasps, a chemical called ficin breaks down the wasp and the fig absorbs it, so you won't ever come across any wasp parts in a fig.
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