Garlic is a super favourite ingredient in many dishes. It adds a distinct flavour to the meals and so, many people keep looking for garlic for sale to satiate their food cravings. If you want to have hardneck garlic for yourself, know these fun-facts about garlic before you buy some bunches.
Garlic is best raw
Experts have proved that the majority of the health benefits of garlic is due to the microscopic sulfur compounds formed when a clove of garlic is broken, crushed, chopped, or chewed. The most well-known compound is allicin. It is an unstable compound that is present in fresh garlic after it is been cut or crushed. When the garlic is cut or crushed or used in its raw form, it produces this enzyme, which is responsible for the aroma of fresh garlic. There are other compounds that plays a role in garlic’s health benefits and it includes diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine. These compounds enter the body from the digestive tract and travel all over your body where the organic effects are realized.
Some of the other health benefits of garlic, when used raw are:
· Garlic is a nutrient powerhouse: Know that organic garlic is full of minerals and vitamins, which includes selenium, vitamin C, iron, potassium, and copper.
· It is anti-inflammatory: As we stated, garlic contains allyl sulfides, which is an anti-inflammatory, cancer-fighting compound and studies have shown to minimize the growth of cancer-causing cells.
· Good for your liver: Studies have proved that consuming garlic can protect the liver from many toxins, and it also helps to lower blood sugar levels.
· Swallowing and chewing a raw garlic clove exposes the bacteria to the healing properties of garlic, which prevents bacterial action in your gut.
· There is an active compound in garlic, which help is lower blood pressure.
· Consuming raw garlic may also improve cholesterol levels, and which in turn, may lower the risk of heart diseases. More studies are ongoing.
· Eating raw garlic may detoxify heavy metals in the body. The compounds present in garlic also help and protect against organ damage from heavy metal toxicity.
· Raw garlic has a reputation for lowering blood pressure and cardiovascular disease and possibly reducing the likelihood of some cancers, many of those benefits are gone away once the garlic is cooked. If you want to preserve the healing properties, the raw garlic should be kept at rest for about ten minutes after it is crushed or minced.
· Consuming garlic with its organic properties also help in reducing lead levels in the blood by 19%. It has also reduced many clinical signs of toxicity, including headaches and blood pressure.
Now that you know the benefits of eating raw garlic, it is time that you grab the bunches of garlic for sale as soon as possible. For more information, you can get in touch with us.
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