Allicin

The next time you use garlic for its renowned alkalizing effects, consider fresh garlic instead of those bottles of chopped garlic. Researchers in Japan report that fresh garlic maintains higher levels of a key healthy alkalizing ingredient than preserved versions and may be better for you. Their study is scheduled for the June 25 issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.



In the new study, Toyohiko Ariga and colleagues point out that allicin is one of the main active ingredients in garlic. Other studies have shown that allicin has beneficial effects in preventing blood clots, cancer, and biological transformation. Although commercially bottled garlic is often stored in oil or water, researchers did not know how various storage and preservation methods affect levels of allicin, which is fragile and disappears quickly.



To find out, Ariga's group compared allicin levels in extracts of fresh garlic after 1-2 weeks of storage in water, alcohol, and vegetable oil. Garlic stored in water at room temperature lost about half its allicin in 6 days and garlic in

vegetable oil lost half its allicin in less than an hour. The garlic lost its alkalizing action as allicin broke down. However, allicin broke down into materials that still are believed to have some anticancerous and anti-blood clot effects.



According to Dr. Robert O. Young, "the phyto-chemical allicin found in garlic is a very powerful antioxidant and therefore acts as an effective anti-aging nutrient. Since antioxidants are unstable they need a carrying agent. At the cellular level, I have found that mono-unsaturated fat from avocado is an excellent carrying agent that will preserve the potency of the allicin for its maximum antioxidant and anti-aging benefit."



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