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Halting Garlic Breath

appleLove garlic, but hate the dreaded garlic breath? It seems to linger almost all day. Here are some other foods to try to diminish bad breath due to garlic.

Research done at the Ohio State University found that eating a fresh or cooked apple, fresh lettuce,  or fresh mint helps reduce the volatile compounds in garlic. These compounds react with the phenolic compounds in the apple or mint to trigger an enzymatic deodorization by destroying the odor and volatiles that create garlic breath.

So, enjoy your garlic!

Source: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.13439/abstract

 

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.

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