Black Garlic Food Black Garlic Cloves

Whole Black Garlic is made of the whole fresh white garlic . It appears black in colour and shrinks during the fermenting process.  The cloves varies in diameter between 5.0 - 6.0cm and weights in at 30-40g before being peeled.   Tongxi Black Garlic is produced by fermentation of regular white garlic. Fermentation is done under controlled temperature and humidity without any additives or preservatives for 60 to 90 days. Natural sugars and  amino acids in white garlic are then turned into melanoidin which gives the black colour of the garlic. During fermentation, the ingredients and taste of  the white garlic also changed. The pungent smell and strong taste is gone. It now has a sweet and sour flavour, similar to dried fruit, smoky and slightly chewy, but the benefits remain and even more.Black garlic is rich in 18 kinds of essential amino aci…