THE COMPLEX NATURE OF ALLICIN

Extensive medical research has identified the allicin-related compounds as responsible for the impressive antimacrobial and cardiovascular benefits of garlic. When garlic is cut, crushed, or eaten, its ingredient alliin is immediately converted by the enzyme allinase into the active ingredient allicin, which causes its pungent odor.





In the mid- 1980's Global Marketing Associates, Inc. (GMA) solved the most intractable problems limiting the physiological effectiveness, consumer acceptance, and mass-market growth of supplements based on garlic:

• The inherent instability of its allicin-related compounds,
• Their rapid destruction by gastric acids in the stomach which led to ineffective absorption of allicin into the bloodstream and thus drastically reducing garlic's health benefits,
• The strong odor and stomach upset they cause, and
• The need for target delivery of these compounds to the small intestine - intact - for optimal absorption and maximum benefit.

The key Garlitech® breakthrough is a proprietary process which stabilized the precursor alliin and the enzyme allinase - BEFORE they convert to allicin, without the use of preservatives or additives. The total potential for allicin is preserved, creating a new world standard of nutraceutical garlic potency, called Total Allicin Potential® or TAP® garlic.



Once GMA developed TAP®, it secured large sources of the world's most potent garlic to insure its position as a leading world supplier. This strategic phase included:

• One Source - China: Because of GMA's unique Chinese contacts and China's continuous 4,000+ year history of garlic cultivation and extensive dietary and traditional medicine use.
• GMA-MEHECO Joint Venture: the first American-Chinese joint venture with CHINA MEHECO, one of China's leading pharmaceutical enterprises, exchanging Garlitech® technology for exclusive worldwide marketing rights to all production.
• Genetic Superiority: Unique cultivars of both white and purple garlic, genetically selected over centuries for exceptional high potency and quality.
• Prime Lots / Best Regions: Only the prime lots from China's best garlic production zones, including the Tian Shan (Celestial Mountain) zone, along the legendary Silk Road.

Only Garlitech® preserves the maximum TAP® of high potency garlic with a unique proprietary production process that combines China's labor-intensive advantage with advanced Western technology. This unique combination includes:
Hand Peeled Cloves: Selected lots of garlic bulbs meticulously hand-peeled to prevent bruising and premature allicin loss.
The Secret Of TAP® Stability: Each hand-peeled clove undergoes a secret proprietary process which effectively stabilizes its total allicin potential, without chemical preservatives or additives.
Cryogenic Drying: State-of-the-art cryogenic equipment freeze-dries the product, concentrating it three fold, preserving the maximum TAP® intact.
Standardized Q/C: HPLC quality control test insure the highest standards of TAP® potency in every lot.
Nitrogen-Flushed Foil Packs: The finished powder is double-sealed in nitrogen-flushed, pharmaceutical-grade foil packs to prevent degradation during shipping and storage.



Garlitech® insures the optimal absorption and maximum physiological effectiveness of TAP® garlic in the body with Enterigar®.
With Enterigar®, each TAP® garlic tablet or caplet is enterically-coated, according to pharmaceutical standards. This special coating system insures safe passage of the volatile allicin-related compounds through the stomach for optimal absorption in the small intestine.

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