Garlic oil and its uses

Garlic oil is the volatile oil extracted from garlic.It is usually prepared using steam distillation and can also be produced by distillation using diethyl ether.It is used for cooking and as a condiment, nutritional supplement, and also as a pesticide.

Prepare

Garlic oil is usually prepared using steam distillation by cooking crushed garlic with the oil-containing condensate.Garlic oil contains volatile sulfur compounds, such as diallyl disulfide, which make up 60% of the oil.Steam distilled garlic oil typically has a pungent and unpleasant odor as well as a brownish yellow color.Its odor is attributed to the presence of diallyl disulfide.To produce approximately 1 gram of pure steam distilled garlic oil requires approximately 500 grams of garlic.Undiluted garlic oil is 900 times stronger than fresh garlic and 200 times stronger than dehydrated garlic.Ether can also be used to extract garlic oil.A garlic oil is diced or crushed garlic soaked in vegetable oil, but this is not pure garlic oil; rather, it is a garlic oil.

Uses

Garlic oil is used as a nutritional supplement and is sometimes sold in capsule form, which can be diluted with other ingredients.Some commercial preparations are produced with varying degrees of dilution, such as a preparation containing 10% garlic oil.Herbal folklore holds that garlic oil has antifungal and antibiotic properties but there are not enough clinical studies to confirm this effect.It is also sold in health food stores as a digestive aid.It can be used as an insecticide diluted with water and sprayed on plants.Stabilized Garlic Flavor Blend is a proprietary blend of dehydrated garlic powder added to garlic oil to enhance the flavor of the garlic powder.

Potential adverse effects

Common adverse effects of consuming garlic, garlic oil, and garlic supplements are respiratory and body odor, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and other gastrointestinal symptoms.Consuming garlic oil may have an anticoagulant effect in some people, cause bleeding, and may interfere with prescription medications.

Health research

As of 2016, garlic oil has been evaluated in laboratory and preliminary clinical studies for its potential effects on human health, but the results are inconclusive.

Garlic oil

Garlic flavored oil is produced and used in cooking and seasoning, sometimes as an ingredient in seasoning mixtures.This is distinct from garlic essential oil, which typically involves the use of minced, macerated, or crushed garlic in various vegetable oils for flavoring.