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  2. Allium moly - Wikipedia

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    Crushing the garlic has a positive effect on the bioactive components. There are many ways that the bioactive of the vegetable are lost. Bioaccessibility of the bioactive components found in Allium moly increased with heat and the release of phenolic compounds. Soaking the vegetable in water causes the bioactive compounds to transfer into the ...

  3. Garlic - Wikipedia

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    Abundant sulfur compounds in garlic are also responsible for turning garlic green or blue during pickling and cooking. Under these conditions (i.e., acidity, heat) the sulfur-containing compound alliin reacts with common amino acids to make pyrroles, clusters of carbon-nitrogen rings.

  4. Allicin - Wikipedia

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    Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic and leeks. [1] When fresh garlic is chopped or crushed, the enzyme alliinase converts alliin into allicin, which is responsible for the aroma of fresh garlic. [2] Allicin is unstable and quickly changes into a series of other sulfur-containing compounds such as diallyl disulfide. [3]

  5. 8 proven ways garlic can benefit your health - AOL

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    1. May have anti-viral effects. Garlic has long been associated with immune-boosting and anti-microbial benefits. Most of the health benefits found in garlic come from the sulfur compound allicin ...

  6. Alliin - Wikipedia

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    When fresh garlic is chopped or crushed, the enzyme alliinase converts alliin into allicin, which is responsible for the aroma of fresh garlic. Allicin and other thiosulfinates in garlic are unstable and form a number of other compounds, such as diallyl sulfide (DAS), diallyl disulfide (DADS) and diallyl trisulfide (DAT), dithiins and ajoene. [2]

  7. Diallyl disulfide - Wikipedia

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    Diallyl disulfide (DADS or 4,5-dithia-1,7-octadiene) is an organosulfur compound derived from garlic and a few other plants in the genus Allium. [3] Along with diallyl trisulfide and diallyl tetrasulfide, it is one of the principal components of the distilled oil of garlic. It is a yellowish liquid which is insoluble in water and has a strong ...

  8. The 40 Best Foods for Lowering Your Cholesterol, According to ...

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    It’s these bioactive compounds and antioxidants that are the keys to lentils ability to help reduce blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and the risk of chronic cardiovascular disease. Just one cup ...

  9. Allium - Wikipedia

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    The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11] The decision to include a species in the genus Allium is taxonomically difficult, and species boundaries are unclear. Estimates of the number of species are as low as 260, [12] and as high as ...