EXAMPLES OF RESULTS OF CONSUMERLAB.COM TESTING OF GARLIC SUPPLEMENTS
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Name of Product, Claimed Type and Amount of Garlic per Unit and Suggested Dose on Label
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Manu-
facturer or Distri-
butor
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Allicin in a Daily Serving (mcg)
(Claimed amount (C) shown. If not claimed, amount found shown.) |
— TEST RESULTS —
(See How Products Were Evaluated) |
OVERALL RESULTS:
APPROVED
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APPROVED
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Purity from Lead and Cadmium
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Broke Apart Properly
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| Garlic (From fresh, dried garlic or extract -- Non-Aged): |
Nature's Resource® GarLife™ For Cardiovascular Health, Cholesterol and Heart Health Formula† Odor Free Concentrated Garlic Vitamin B6, B12, and Folic Acid (500 mg concentrated garlic bulb, 1 enteric coated tablet per day)*
Ingredients |
Dist. by Nature's Resource Products |
5,000 mcg allicin per tablet (C) |
APPROVED
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NA
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Nutrilite® Garlic (no after odor) (300 mg powdered garlic per tablet, 2 per day)*
Ingredients
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Dist. by Access Business Group International LLC |
3,000 mcg allicin per tablet; 6,000 mcg/day (C) |
APPROVED
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Unique Garlic 1250 mg, Vegetarian Formula, "garlic without the odor (416 mg, "equivalent to 1250 mg of fresh garlic bulb" per tablet, 1 per day)*
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc. |
Allicin amount not listed.
Found:
2,450 mcg per tablet**
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APPROVED
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| Aged Garlic |
Kyolic® Aged Garlic Extract™ 600 mg concentrated aged garlic extract per caplet, 1 per day*
Ingredients
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Dist. by Alan James Group, LLC. |
Allicin amount not listed.
Found:
0.77 mg of SAC*** per caplet
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APPROVED
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*Tested through CL's Voluntary Certification Program prior to, at time of, or after initial posting of this Product Review. (Kyolic product added 9/4/06).
**To yield 3,600 mcg of allicin (the minimum amount from a clove of fresh garlic) a higher dosage is required.
***Aged garlic evaluated on basis of SAC (S-allyl gamma glutamylcysteine). |
Manufacturers may change ingredients and label information at any time. So be sure to check labels carefully when evaluating the products you use or buy. If a product's ingredients differ from what is listed above, it may not be the same as what was tested. CL cannot assure that results for other samples will be the same as those listed above because there may be a lack of consistency both within and across lots.
The information contained in this report is based on the compilation and review of information from product labeling and analytic testing. CL applies what it believes to be the most appropriate testing methods and standards. The information in this report does not reflect the opinion or recommendation of CL, its officers or employees. CL cannot assure the accuracy of information provided to it by third parties. Liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in this report is hereby disclaimed. |
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