Here Is How to Spot Bleached and Chemical Laden Garlic from China

Did you know that you might be consuming bleached and chemical laden garlic that comes from China? Up to 80 percent of the garlic on the world market comes from China. Only the last year, there were 138 million pounds of garlic imported in the USA. Even though the most of the consumers believe that the garlic they eat was grown in California, the truth is, it was grown in China, the ‘Garlic capital of the world’, and then shipped in the USA. The most frequently imported garlic from China is the ‘organic’ one, but we know that the organic certification methods there cannot be trusted.

– the garlic that comes from China is bleached, since it is being sprayed with different chemicals that are supposed to stop the sprouting, to make it whiter, and to kill the insects and the plant matter

– chinese garlic is also heavily sterilized by using methyl bromide in order to eliminate bugs, but this substance, the methyl bromide, is pretty toxic; namely, it is so toxic that high quantities of it can do harm to the respiratory and the central nervous system, or it can even lead to death

– Chinese garlic is sometimes treated with growth inhibitors and is also exposed to cold temperatures, as well as over-storage. Over-storage is bad and harmful because the levels of allicin, one of the main ingredients of garlic, responsible for its health benefits and advantages, may start to reduce over time

– Chinese garlic is polluted because it contains lead, sulfites and other harmful substances

However, do not worry, because there are differences between the Chinese garlic and the Californian, fresh one and you can easily spot them:

– the American garlic is heavier than the imported one

– the American garlic has a better and stronger flavor

– the American garlic has some root leftovers on its bottom

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Source: www.cuisineandhealth.com