Can you eat sprouted garlic?

　　Can sprouted garlic be eaten? Garlic stored in a cool and ventilated place indoors can be eaten after germination. However, if garlic is stored in a place exposed to sunlight, the surface of the garlic will turn green when it germinates, thus producing alkaloids. It is best not to eat it.

　　After garlic seeds are harvested, the dormant period is generally 2 to 3 months. After the dormant period, under suitable temperatures, garlic seeds will quickly germinate and grow leaves, consuming the nutrients in the stems, causing the bulbs to shrink, wither, and their edible value is greatly reduced, or even rot.

　　Therefore, although sprouted garlic seeds can be eaten, their nutritional value will be greatly reduced due to their nutritional depletion.

　　Nutritional value of garlic:

　　1. Powerful sterilization

　　The sulfur-containing compounds in garlic have extremely strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and can inhibit and kill a variety of cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. It is the strongest antibacterial effect among natural plants discovered so far.

　　2. Prevent and treat tumors and cancer

　　Elements such as germanium and selenium in garlic can inhibit the growth of tumor cells and cancer cells. Experiments have found that the people with the lowest incidence of cancer are those with the highest selenium content in their blood. The National Cancer Organization of the United States believes that among the plants with the most anti-cancer potential in the world, garlic ranks first.

　　3. Detoxify, cleanse the intestines and prevent gastrointestinal disease disease

　　Garlic can effectively inhibit and kill bacteria and viruses such as Helicobacter pylori that cause gastrointestinal diseases, remove toxic substances from the gastrointestinal tract, stimulate gastrointestinal mucosa, promote appetite, and accelerate digestion.

　　4. Lower blood sugar and prevent diabetes

　　Garlic can promote the secretion of insulin and increase the response of tissue cells to Grape The absorption of sugar improves the body's glucose tolerance, quickly reduces blood sugar levels in the body, and kills various germs that cause diabetes due to infection, thereby effectively preventing and treating diabetes.