Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarlicHealthBenefits <br />Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Garlic4Health <br /><br />Garlic's power as a heath promoter comes from its rich variety of sulfur <br />containing compounds. Of the nearly one hundred nutrients in garlic, the <br />most important in terms of health benefits seems to be the sulfur compound <br /> allicin—an amino acid. Allicin is not present in fresh garlic, but it is <br />formed instantly when cloves are crushed, chewed, or cut. Allicin seems <br />to be responsible for the superbiological activity of garlic as well as <br />its odor. In addition to allicin, a single clove of garlic offers a stew <br />of compounds with potential health benefits, including saponins, <br />phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium, polyphenols, and arginine. In <br />addition to these compounds, garlic is a good source of vitamin B6 and <br />also of vitamin C. As with most whole foods, garlic's antioxidant and <br />anti-inflammatory abilities are probably due to the sum of the whole <br />rather than a single agent.
