Allium groenten

  • Allium is the Latin name for look, a genus mainly of ground with worldwide almost seven hundred varieties. Most alliums are bulbous plants.
  • To the Allium vegetables include garlic, onions, shallots, spring onions, chives and leeks. The typical smell of Allium vegetables is caused by sulfur-containing compounds. This sulfur-containing compounds have antioxidative effect.
  • When cutting an onion makes the knife a number of cells is broken. The enzyme allinase comes in contact with the aminozuursulfoxides and aminozuursulfoxides under the influence of oxygen by the enzyme allinase using pyridoxal phosphate converted to 1-propeensulfeenzuur. This 1-propeensulfeenzuur is in turn converted to LPG: syn-propaanthial-S-oxide. This gas is ultimately responsible for the watery eyes.
  • The organic sulfur compounds responsible for the typical smell and taste of onions are diallyl disulfide, diphenylthiosulfinate, quercetin and allicin.
  • Garlic contains 33 sulfur-containing compounds. Allicin is considered to be the most important bioactive sulfur compound in garlic. When garlic is chopped or crushed, put the enzyme allinase (present in garlic) Tasha (present in intact garlic) into allicin. The typical smell of cut garlic comes from the breakdown products of allicin.
  • Tasha 1 mg is equal to 0.45 mg allicin.
    1 gram of garlic delivers 2.5-4.5 mg allicin. So a clove of garlic by 2 grams delivers 5-9 mg of allicin.
  • The typical garlic smell in the mouth after eating garlic is caused by the sulfur compound allylmethylsulfide.

Scientific studies on Allium vegetables:
The review articles (meta-analyses) of randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind human studies (Rcts) answer the following question:
"Is swallowing food supplements make sense?". Yes at a positive conclusion and no in the case of a negative conclusion.

The review articles (meta-analyses) of cohort studies or case-control studies answer the following question:
"Should I change my diet?".

  1. Garlic and onions probably reduce stomach cancer
  2. Garlic supplements reduce blood pressure
  3. Garlic supplements reduce cholesterol levels for 2 months in people with high cholesterol
  4. 6 cloves of garlic per week reduces possible colon cancer and stomach cancer
  5. 600-900 mg of garlic supplements per day lowers blood pressure
  6. At least 20 grams of Allium vegetables per day lowers stomach cancer
  7. Allium vegetables may reduce prostate cancer