WHY KYOLIC ?

A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT THE SUPERIORITY OF AGED GARLIC EXTRACT OVER OTHER FORMS OF GARLIC

1. AGED GARLIC EXTRACT IS DEVELOPED BY A SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Wakunaga's Exclusive natural cold-aging process retains beneficial properties, eliminating the smelly side effects

Superior raw materials, a unique aging process and strict quality control assure the superiority of KYOLIC® Aged Garlic Extract over other forms of garlic. Only the finest quality of raw garlic is used to prepare KYOLIC. The quality of the garlic, organically grown on Wakunaga's own farm in Hokkaido, Japan, and in California, is examined to ensure that it meets our stringent specifications, including content of total sulfur, thioallyl compounds, protein, and saccharides. The unique natural aging process increases the effectiveness of garlic and eliminates its side effects, distinguishing KYOLIC Aged Garlic Extract from all other garlic products. The manufacturing process is controlled by stringent international standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), established by the World Health Organization (WHO).

From raw garlic to the finished product, KYOLIC is subjected to more than 250 quality control tests. KYOLIC is standardized with S-allyl cysteine, a water-soluble sulfur-containing compound that significantly increases through the aging process. S-allyl cysteine has demonstrated antioxidant, liver-protective, immunostimulative, cardioprotective and anti-cancer properties in studies.

2. AGED GARLIC EXTRACT IS MORE PROTECTIVE OF CELLS AND TISSUES. IT HAS DEMONSTRATEDSUPERIOR ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AFFORDING GREATER PROTECTION FROM FREE RADICALS

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT AGED GARLIC EXTRACT INHIBITS THE FORMATION OF FREE RADICALS WHERE OTHER FORMS OF GARLIC ENHANCE THEIR FORMATION

Free radicals are compounds generated from normal body processes and also from environmental pollutants. They tend to attack the cells of our body causing them to deteriorate. Antioxidants quench free radicals so that they will not attack living cells. KYOLIC has demonstrated antioxidant activity and has been shown to quench free radicals in various studies,^1-3 although other forms of garlic, including raw garlic, heated and dried garlic powders were found to enhance the activity of free radicals.¹ Cells which line the blood vessels are especially sensitive to free radicals. Constant attack by free radicals is believed to contribute to heart disease, chronic diseases and aging. Because antioxidants may inhibit or reduce free radical damage, they may offer protection or delay symptoms of aging and chronic disease.^4,5

Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) has been shown to inhibit oxidation. It inhibited the emission of low level chemiluminescence (chemically induced light emitted from free radicals) and the early formation of TBA-RS (free radicals), both indicators of oxidation. Since AGE inhibited emissions, this shows that it inhibited the formation of free radicals. Therefore, AGE is antioxidative. Water extracts of raw and heat-treated garlic, on the other hand, enhanced such emission demonstrating the formation of free radicals or oxidative activity.¹ Further, AGE is rich in S-allyl cysteine and S-allyl mercaptocysteine which by themselves have demonstrated potent anti-oxidant and radical- scavenging activity.¹

Aged Garlic Extract has been found to be more gentle on blood than other forms of garlic. Test tube samples have shown that raw garlic and dehydrated raw garlic powders oxidize red blood cells, causing them to lose their ability to carry oxygen to tissues and organs whereas Aged Garlic Extract caused no such oxidation.^6,7 Most compounds taken orally will likely be changed in the intestinal tract and liver before they enter the blood stream so that consumption of reasonable levels of raw garlic preparations will not necessarily damage red blood cells. This study merely shows the safety and gentleness of Aged Garlic Extract even if it did come in direct contact with the blood.