Black garlic was first researched and developed in Korea. However, it only became popular in recent years in both the East and the West.

The term “superfood” is used to refer to foods with high bioactive compounds, especially antioxidants content that are considered beneficial for health and protecting the body against free radicals. Although its properties have not been fully researched, experts have classified Vietnam Black Garlic as one of the top superfood due to its self-evident benefits in improving health and preventing diseases..

Black garlic was first researched and developed in Korea. However, it only became popular in recent years in both the East and the West after scientists discovered its amazing nutritional values.

Regular garlic is widely known as a precious natural medicine which prevents and cures over 150 different diseases including: cancers, diabetes, etc..

Until now, there has been about 4,700 modern research works related to garlic officially published in Pubmed database (the largest online medical database), not counting our ancestors’ own experience since thousands of years ago.

Vietnam Black Garlic reduces colon tumor size

However, a few recent studies have shown that black garlic has superior properties over fresh garlic. For example, in 2009, during their experimentations in mice, Japanese scientists found that black garlic was more effective than fresh garlic in reducing tumor size. The results of this study was published in the Journal of “Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Technology”..

Fermented Vietnam Black Garlic has double antioxidants content

In another study, it was found that black garlic contains twice the antioxidants compared to regular garlic. The fermentation process significantly increases active ingredients in garlic, especially antioxidants. Black garlic is rich in active sulfur-containing compounds, especially S-Allyl Cysteine (SAC) which has been confirmed by medical experts as a highly valuable substance with many health benefits for example inhibiting the synthesis of bad cholesterol

Vietnam Black Garlic has double antioxidants compared to regular garlic

Compared to allicin in regular garlic, SAC in black garlic is readily absorbed by the body with almost 100% bioavailability.

References

Changlong Lu et al. “Black Garlic ( Allium Sativum ) Extracts Enhance the Immune System.” Black Garlic ( Allium Sativum ) Extracts Enhance the Immune System, Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology.