Garlic has many pharmaceutical values, especially one-branch garlic. However, garlic has chronic strong smell. It is unpleasant to taste fresh garlic. Besides, it irritates stomach and its active elements is lost during the processing. Therefore, with an aim to overcome the disadvantages of fresh garlic, in 2005, Japanese scientists discovered black garlic. Having gone through the fermentation, the strong smell of the fresh garlic is removed.
Also, black fermented garlic contains 18 kinds of amino acids essential for the human body. Compared to fresh garlic, there is more concentration of antioxidants in black garlic.