Garlic
 
Just one clove of Garlic 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 thought that the health benefits of raw garlic are outstanding as in its raw, natural state, garlic contains a strong antibiotic which can have a powerful effect when protecting the body against life threatening illnesses such as cancer and strokes.
 
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Raw garlic also assists the body by enabling it to absorb more vitamins which is extremely beneficial to our health. Health and garlic supplement are highly considered and it is actually available in capsules and tablet form as it can be hard to eat it raw but it is such a great benefit to our health.

Garlic 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.

 Types of Garlic and Bulbs
Garlic 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.

 Calories in Garlic
Garlic 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 in garlic 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 in garlic.

 Calories in garlic per 100 grams:
Flesh / Raw sliced - 98 calories
Puree - 391 calories
Paste - 134 calories
 
 

Preparing Garlic for Cooking
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 in order to obtain the garlic. When preparing garlic 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. The garlic cooks quicker when it is chopped or crushed and it is also distributed more evenly. Crushing it is ideal if you are making a sauce, dip or paste.

Garlic 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.

 Storing Garlic
Garlic bulbs should be stored in a cool, dry place. It should not be exposed to damp or warm temperatures during the storage process.

 Garlic 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.

The History of Garlic
Garlic 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 was so powerful that it gave them strength when heading into battle!

Garlic 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.
 
 
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