Garlic Chives: Cancer-Fighting, Heart-Healthy Superfood

Spicy and flavorful, garlic chives are a delicious way to give your body extra support.

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Garlic chives ( Allium tuberosum) are packed with nutrients and medicinal benefits. They boost immunity, aid digestion, reduce inflammation, and have antibacterial properties. These qualities help lower the risk of chronic diseases and improve overall health.

Nutritional Value of Garlic Chives

Garlic chives are rich in vitamins, including:

• Vitamin C: helps enhance immunity, promotes iron absorption, and contributes to the assimilation of collagen to maintain skin and blood vessel health.
• Beta-carotene: converts into vitamin A, a facilitator of cell growth in the body and a key ingredient in the normal functioning and maintenance of the heart, lungs, eyes, and other organs.
• Vitamin K: helps blood clotting and supports bone health.

Garlic chives contain a variety of trace minerals, including high calcium content, which supports bone health and teeth and helps prevent osteoporosis. In addition, the heart, muscles, and nerves need calcium to function properly. The iron in garlic chives is valuable to help prevent and treat anemia and maintain normal function of the red blood cells, while the magnesium supports a variety of biochemical reactions, including muscle and nerve function.

Like other vegetables, garlic chives are rich in dietary fiber, which helps maintain the health of the digestive system, prevents constipation, and maintains the balance of intestinal flora. Studies have shown that polysaccharide in garlic chives offers certain protection for chronic renal failure caused by adenine.