Garlic and its benefits
Everything you probably didn't know

Food & Wine

Garlic is a prodigious bulb and rich in fundamental properties for the health of our body.
Not to mention that in the kitchen it plays a fundamental role in many preparations, which are the basis of many culinary cultures all over the world, including the Italian one.

But often, its characteristic aroma keeps us away from garlic, which, however, has never endured its popularity much: in some recipes it is really impossible to do without or replace it and therefore has remained on our tables for centuries. On the contrary: for its great virtues it has been considered, in the past, even a precious medicine.

Nutritional values of garlic
100 g of fresh garlic provide about 45 kcal and 4 g of carbohydrates, 3 g of fiber, 9 g of protein; 6 g of lipids and 347 mg of potassium.

Garlic benefits
In order to take advantage of the precious properties of garlic, it would be preferable to consume fresh garlic. For those who just can't, there are even supplements on the market that contain garlic powder, which facilitate their intake.

Daily consumption of garlic supports the functionality of the immune system, promoting the activity of lymphocytes, cells used to protect our body.
The active ingredients contained in garlic, if taken regularly, can, together with an adequate diet, contribute to the appreciable lowering, estimated between 10 and 15%, of blood cholesterol levels, and in particular of LDL cholesterol.

Garlic protects the cardiovascular system, thanks to its hemofluidifying action, its antioxidant and antisclerotic activity and its antihypertensive action.
With regard to the gastrointestinal system, garlic performs a valuable antiseptic activity.

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