You all have seen and heard about garlic but have you ever seen black garlic or even heard about it? As you all know garlic is used as food and medicine to cure various problems, the same as the black garlic does. Black garlic is nothing else but the normal garlic that has been fermented at high temperatures. Due to fermentation, black garlic loses its natural pungent smell but keep the nutritive value intent. It is believed that black garlic has more antioxidants as compared to white garlic. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial properties.

Why Garlic has benefits?

Each clove of garlic has an astonishing number of beneficial compounds. One of the key compounds is allicin. Each bulb of garlic contains an enzyme called alliinase which combines with allinin found in the bulb to form the active compound allicin, which is responsible for the health-enhancing properties and gives garlic its distinctive odor.  Black Garlic also has a similar allicin component, which is in white garlic that imparts its advantages, but without odor.

5 health benefits of Black garlic are:

1. Black garlic helps in improving heart functioning. Researches show that black garlic has more polyphenols as compare to white garlic and that’s why it is more effective at protecting your heart from free radical damage.

2. The high level of antioxidants in Black garlic helps in improving brain health and keep your memory sharp. Antioxidants prevent free radical damage and can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The other food item that has a high antioxidants level is Green tea. It also reduces the chances of Alzheimer’s disease.

3. Black garlic helps in preventing the growth of cancerous cells due to its antioxidation nature. Apple can also help in preventing cancer cell growth.

4. Black Garlic contains a number of sulfur compounds that may help maintain healthy blood pressure levels and may also help with normal clotting.

5. Garlic enhances the white blood cell production needed by the immune system to combat infections such as cold and fungal infections.

What makes Black Garlic more effective than White Garlic?

Black Garlic is similar to white garlic but it contains an additional very unique compound called S-Allycysteine (SAC) at very high concentrations compared to simple garlic. S-Allycysteine (SAC) is water-soluble and thus get easily absorbed within the body. S-Allylcysteine aids the absorption of allicin. This makes black garlic more nutritional and health benefits providing than White Garlic.

How to make Black Garlic at Home

Place a few bulbs of garlic to the rice cooker and set the temperature to warm. After two days, open the rice cooker to remove excess moisture. Use a spoon or ladle to move the garlic around. Now let it sit unattended for a few weeks, you’ll see the garlic cloves turning black and each bulb begins to peel on its own.

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