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Garlic Nutrition: Facts and
Benefits
Just one clove offers
many health benefits. It is believed that this pungent
vegetable helps to reduce or lower cholesterol, which in
turn, helps the body to fight against cold, illness and
major health conditions such as heart disease. It is
also believed that the health benefits of raw garlic are
outstanding as in its raw, natural state, it
contains a strong antibiotic which can have a powerful
effect when protecting the body against life threatening
illnesses such as cancer and strokes.
Raw garlic also
assists the body by enabling it to absorb more vitamins
which is extremely beneficial to our health. A
substitute for this vegetable is available
in capsule and tablet form as it can be hard to eat it raw but it is
such a great benefit to our health.
Garlic
Nutrition:
Nutritional Information and Facts
It is a very special vegetable that belongs to
the allium family. A cook would be lost without the
vital ingredient of garlic which is a unique
vegetable that adds distinct flavor and taste to any
recipe.
Garlic
Nutrition:
Varieties
It comes in different varieties. There are lots
of types such as small light bulbs to
large elephant garlic. This unique vegetable grows
in cloves which are contained inside of a garlic
bulb. The bulbs contains numerous cloves of garlic
which vary in size. The amount of cloves varies also
dependent on the size of the bulb. The bulbs can
vary in colour from white, pink or purple, and the
skin (outer leaves) of the bulb are thin and papery. |
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Garlic Nutrition:
Facts and Health Benefits
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Raw garlic
nutrition: contains an antibiotic which can have a very
powerful effect on the body. Eaten raw, it can help to
fight against serious diseases such as cancer and
stroke. The Garlic health benefits are outstanding!
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Garlic
breath cannot be cured but chewing on parsley
leaves can help reduce the smell!
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Garlic
grows in bulbs which vary in size and colors which
can be white, pink or purple, the actual garlic lies
within the bulb and is contained inside segments
known as cloves.
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Garlic Nutrition: Nutritional Benefits and Properties
This vegetable is low in calories, it is a
fantastic, nutritional and healthy vegetable
particularly when eaten raw as it contains a health
benefiting antibiotic! The amount of calories
depends on the way that it is cooked for example if the
it is cooked in oil, baked, grilled, roasted, steamed or
boiled. The following calorie guide can be used to
calculate the amount of calories.
Calories in garlic per 100 grams:
Flesh / Raw sliced
Garlic Nutrition
- 98 calories
Puree Garlic Nutrition - 391 calories
Paste Garlic Nutrition - 134 calories |
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Garlic
Nutrition: Preparing Garlic for Cooking
- Nutrition Facts
The bulb should be round
and firm to the touch. Once the bulb is broken open, the
thin skin of the cloves or segments, must be carefully
peeled and removed. When preparing
this vegetable for cooking recipes, it is advisable to either
chop the clove finely or crush it with a garlic crusher.
Sometimes there will be a small amount of green running
through the centre of the clove and this is fine to eat.
It cooks quicker when it has been chopped or crushed
and it is distributed more evenly. Crushing it is
ideal if you are making a sauce, dip or paste. It has a
strong flavor so be careful not to add too much to you
cooking recipe. In general, the smaller the bulb, the
stronger the flavor. Garlic bulbs are available to buy as
individual bulbs, in bunches or on strings. Also, the
hotter the climate where the growing process has taken
place, the stronger the flavor is likely to be.
Garlic
Nutrition:
Breath
Remedy
It is a known fact that garlic
makes your breath smell! The odor can linger for
some time after eating this vegetable and there isn't
too much that can be done to prevent it. This is a
nutritional vegetable but is by no means odourless. Chewing parsley
can reduce the effects but it will not completely cure
it. However, if you are in the company of other people
who are also eating garlic then the smell will go
unnoticed. |
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Garlic Nutrition:
History, Facts and Info
It has been around for centuries.
The Egyptian pyramids have inscriptions and models of
garlic which signify the importance of this vegetable
and also that it must have held ceremonial meaning
during these historic times. The Greeks and Romans
believed it to be so powerful that it gave them strength
when heading into battle! It has great healing qualities
and benefits, and some people believe that it actually
wards off the bad. This is a therapeutic vegetable that
provides great health and nutritional benefits.
Garlic Nutrition: Storing Garlic
to Keep Vitamins and Nutrients
Garlic bulbs should be stored in a
cool, dry place. It should not be exposed to damp or
warm temperatures during the storage process. |
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Health
experts and nutritionists believe that a well-balanced
diet that includes at least five portions of fruit and
vegetables per day will help to considerably improve our
lifestyles and ultimately extend our lives |
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