Black Garlic: What You Should Know About The Food Trend

Black Garlic sounds exciting at first and it is. Here you can find out what is behind the new nutrition trend and, above all, whether the food trend is really healthy.

Black Garlic – that’s what distinguishes him

We all know garlic, but black garlic? The black garlic cloves do take a little getting used to.

• Like everything that is still relatively unknown and promises to become hype, one thing stands out about black garlic in addition to the color: the price. Black garlic is significantly more expensive than conventional light garlic.
• Black garlic is not a special breed. It is the very common Allium sativum.
• The white garlic has only been fermented and has changed color during the process.
• But it’s not just the color of the garlic that changes as a result of fermentation. In fact, black garlic has some benefits as well.

The benefits of black garlic

Garlic is healthy and many people like it quite well. However, the hot tuber has one major disadvantage: after eating garlic, you are left with a rather unpleasant smell for a long time.

• Now comes one of the big plus points of black garlic: You can eat as much of it as you like and nobody will notice afterward. After enjoying the black garlic, you no longer have to worry about being classified as an odor nuisance.
• However, this undoubtedly great advantage is not the only one. Black garlic is also good for your health.
• Garlic is known for its antioxidant properties. In its fermented form, it should clearly top the antioxidant effect of light garlic. Accordingly, black garlic has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects.
• In addition, black garlic offers a decisive advantage for people with very sensitive stomachs. Due to the fermentation, the black garlic contains significantly fewer fructans than the light one and is, therefore, more digestible.
• The taste of black and light garlic also differs significantly. While conventional garlic has a rather sharp taste, black garlic tastes much milder and has a slightly sweet taste. The fermented garlic is not only just as black as licorice, but it also tastes a bit like it.

Since garlic is one of the healthiest vegetables of all, we will go into more detail about the healthy miracle bulb in a separate article.