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Non-enteric garlic tablets in the 2018 breath study
Non-enteric garlic tablets in the 2018 breath study. Interpret through the linked study species, preparation, exposure and measured endpoint.
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What it acts on
The tested preparation gave 80-111% relative breath AMS exposure versus homogenized raw garlic.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
- experimental_model
- Thirteen participants across preparation comparisons; 32-hour breath metabolite AUC.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- Indirect relative marker; not percent intact allicin entering blood or efficacy equivalence.
- plain_language
- The tested preparation gave 80-111% relative breath AMS exposure versus homogenized raw garlic.
- primary_references
- Allicin Bioavailability and Bioequivalence from Garlic Supplements and Garlic Foods. | 2018 | DOI 10.3390/nu10070812 | PMID 29937536 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29937536/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6073756/ | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10070812
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 29-29; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 29–29
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Thirteen participants across preparation comparisons; 32-hour breath metabolite AUC. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**Human breath measurements.** Lawson and Hunsaker compared preparations using thirty-two-hour breath allyl methyl sulfide (AMS) exposure in thirteen participants. Their relative results were 80–111% for tested non-enteric tablets, 36–104% for enteric tablets, and 22–57% for enteric products with high-protein meals, relative to homogenized raw garlic. These percentages are not absolute bioavailability of intact plasma allicin. The study also found contributions from SAC-related precursors to AMS, particularly relevant to preparations with inhibited alliinase. Thus AMS is a useful preparation-comparison marker with chemical-origin limitations. Enteric coating is not automatically superior. Meal effects, disintegration, enzyme activity, and the assay all matter. [Lawson and Hunsaker 2018](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6073756/)
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