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Black garlic

Black garlic is garlic aged under warm, humid conditions until dark, soft and sweet-savoury, used whole or mashed in sauces and savoury foods.

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About Black garlic

Black garlic is garlic that has been aged under controlled warm, humid conditions, changing its colour, texture, and flavour. It is used as a seasoning or ingredient in sauces, marinades, dressings, and other savoury preparations, and may be mashed or used whole.

The cloves are dark brown to black, soft, and often sticky or chewy rather than crisp. Their flavour is sweet-savoury, mellow, and less pungently raw-garlic-like than fresh garlic. It is sold as whole bulbs or separated cloves, and preparations such as pastes may include other ingredients.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Black garlic nutrition & diet

Black garlic nutritional value

Black garlic cloves · heat-treated commercial sample · fresh-weight basis

Per 100 g of the analysed black-garlic sample, per 100 g fresh weight.

Calories
177kcal
Protein
7.4g
Carbs
35.0g
Fat
0.7g

Laboratory results for one heat-treated black-garlic sample. Variety and processing conditions can materially change the values.

Aged cloves, garlic paste, and other prepared products differ in moisture and may contain added ingredients; compare like forms.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Botas et al. (2019), A Comparative Study of Black and White Allium sativum L.: Nutritional Composition and Bioactive Properties ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

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