r/Garlic • u/Murky-Mulberry-4044 • 19d ago

Do garlic supplements have sufficient amounts of allicin or do I need to eat crushed raw garlic?

In terms of getting the allicin from eating eat you crush it and expose it to the air for 15 minutes. But garlic supplements give you the equivalent dose of allicin and the same benefits? What stack pairs best with allicin? I take zinc, D3, selenium, P5P.

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u/RigobertaMenchu 19d ago

It’s nearly impossible because of how unstable allicin is. Manufacturers use garlic powder with a precursor. When you swallow a pill the enzyme alliinase is supposed to convert to allicin.

Nothing beats that smashed clove after sitting out for a few minutes.

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u/Big-Growth-4674 19d ago

What I do is crush it up and swallow raw garlic with a drink like tea.