12 Best Garlic Supplements (Allium)
- High dose garlic extract
- 10,000 ppm allicin potential (12 mg)
- Formula for digestion and immune system
- Contains fermented garlic, thyme, oregano and clove
- Formula for heart and blood vessels
- Contains garlic, mistletoe and hawthorn
- Black fermented garlic, odorless and tasteless
- For gut and immune system
- Contains 350 mg of garlic extract per capsule
- Herb and capsule based on fermentation
- Each capsule contains 250 mg fermented black garlic
- No problems with breath after use
- Formula for digestion and immune system
- Contains 9 botanicals and vitamin C
- Herbal formula for intestinal function and the immune system
- Includes oregano, garlic, absinthe wormwood, Pau d Arco, turmeric and ginger root
- Contains 1 mg garlic oil concentrate (from 500 mg fresh garlic) per softgel
- Thick capsule shell reduces aftertaste and regurgitation
- Certified organic
- Contains only natural ingredients
- Contains 270 mg of garlic oil extract per softgel
- Easy to swallow small softgels
- Contains 500 mg standardized black garlic extract per capsule
- Neutral odor and taste
There are many different garlic supplements. With garlic powder, garlic oil, complex supplements including garlic, black garlic and with kefir and kombucha fermented garlic.
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Why is garlic healthy?.
Allicin and diallyl disulfide (DADS) are the beneficial and most active substances found in garlic. These substances are used for garlic supplements.
What is garlic good for?
Garlic is good for the immune system, helps support the cholesterol, and is good for heart and blood vessels.*
* EC approval health claim(s) pending.
Garlic: botanical, tradition, cultural 
In nutrition science, garlic (Allium sativum) is considered a herb. Botanically, however, it is a bulbous plant that belongs to the genus garlic (Allium) along with onions, leeks and chives, for example.
Garlic thrives best in mild climates but can also be grown in colder regions. Most of the world's production takes place in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
Garlic can be consumed either fresh (cut or pressed) or dried, in powder form. Dietary supplements obviously refer to the dried form.
Use of garlic, both as a flavor enhancer and medicinally has a very old tradition. Both the Talmud, the Bible, the Koran and the Edda (medieval texts from Iceland) write about the use and beneficialness of garlic consumption. But the oldest text that mentions garlic is the 3500-year-old Papyrus Ebers from Egypt: somewhere in that text it states that the pyramid builders were fed garlic.
Not unmentioned is that use of garlic has an important cultural and geographical component. In countries where use of garlic has no tradition (in the Netherlands, for example), the smell and taste of garlic is perceived by many people as very unpleasant and certainly older generations often refused categories of dishes with garlic. However, with the great rise of Mediterranean cuisine and catering, this aversion has largely disappeared.
Smell, taste and breath
The strong smell and taste of garlic come from sulfur compounds (molecules with 1 or more sulfur atoms). These substances are produced and released when the cells of the garlic bulb are damaged (by processing in the kitchen, for example). The best known of these substances is Allicin. The better garlic supplements therefore list the amount of Allicin.
The garlic plant, by the way, possesses and uses these substances as a defense mechanism. The fact that many people find it tasty and healthy is a nice side benefit.
With regular and hearty garlic consumption, certain substances from garlic can become part of body odor and breath. One positive effect of this is that mosquitoes are likely to be poorly resistant to it. A downside, of course, is that not everyone appreciates that smell. Possibly this is also where the myth comes from that garlic protects against vampires.
In supplements
The better garlic supplements contain extracts and come in special capsules that prevent the strong smell and taste from becoming overpowering. Complete elimination is almost impossible but usually you notice very little, especially if the capsules are taken with some food.