Garlic powder, Packaging Size : 20-25 Kg

Garlic is a hardy, bulbous, rooted, perennial plant with narrow flat leaves and bears small white flowers and bulbils. The compound bulb consists of 6 to 34 bulblets called ‘cloves’ which are surrounded by a common, thin, white or pinkish papery sheet. Garlic has a strong flavour and taste.

Properties: Garlic powder has vermifugal, antibiotic, sudorific, antimicrobial, pro-phylactic, antiseptic, larvidical, anti-tumour, insecticidal, anti viral, bacterialcidal, hypotensive, carminative, hypoglycaemic, cholagogue, fungicidal, cytophylactic, depurative, febrifugal, diuretic, and expectorant properties

• Garlic is used for flavouring various dishes practically all over the world.
• Raw garlic is used in the preparation of garlic powder, garlic salt, garlic vinegar, garlic cheese croutins, garlicked potato chips, garlic bread, garlicked bacon etc.
• Spray dried garlic products, liquid garlic preparations are other products.
• Oil of garlic is used as a flavouring agent in soups, canned foods, sauces etc.
• It is used internally as supportive treatment of high blood lipids and for the prevention of age-related vascular changes – its cholesterol lowering effect.
• Garlic has also been found to reduce metabolism of glucose in diabetes , slow down the development of arteriosclerosis and lower the risk of heart attacks.
• It can be used externally for skin problems and fungal infection.
• In folk medicine it is used to prevent infection and to treat colds , bronchitis and flu and also used in cases of HIV infection , due to its immune stimulant action.