Can you still eat garlic after it sprouts?

We all know that if potatoes sprout, they cannot be eaten because they contain toxins that are harmful to the human body. But can garlic sprouts be eaten? In fact, if garlic sprouts, as long as the garlic is not moldy or rotten, it can be eaten even if it sprouts, and there will be no impact.

1. In daily life, many people often buy more garlic seeds, but sometimes the garlic seeds they buy home will sprout after a few days. Many people know that sprouted potatoes are poisonous and cannot be eaten, but they have never known whether sprouted garlic seeds can be eaten? When plants encounter adverse environmental conditions during their growth and development, some will temporarily stop growing. This phenomenon is called dormancy. For example, after buds, bulbs, and tuber vegetables mature, a large amount of nutrients accumulate in their bodies, the protoplasm changes, the metabolic level decreases, growth stops, water transpiration decreases, respiration slows down, and all life activities enter a relatively static state in order to increase resistance to adverse environments.

2. Vegetables with a dormant period will sprout once they come out of the dormant period and encounter a suitable growing environment, causing their tubers to lose weight and their quality to decline. For example, potatoes will begin to sprout after their dormant period, and not only will the surface of the tubers shrink, but they will also produce a bioalkali that is harmful to the human body when eaten. The flesh of onions, garlic seeds and ginger will become hollow and dry after sprouting. After the garlic seeds are harvested, the dormant period is generally 2 to 3 months. After the dormant period, under suitable temperatures, the garlic seeds will quickly germinate and grow leaves, consuming the nutrients in the stems, causing the bulbs to shrink and shrivele, greatly reducing their edible value or even rotting. Therefore, although sprouted garlic seeds can be eaten, their nutritional value will be greatly reduced due to the consumption of nutrients.

3. Garlic is a kind of vegetable that people generally love. The edible parts include green garlic, garlic shoots, garlic cloves, etc. Whether it is green garlic, garlic shoots or garlic cloves, they all have a special spicy smell. The active ingredient is allicin. It also contains pyruvic acid and ammonia. That is to say, from the sprouting of garlic to the re-growing of garlic, the nutrients in the garlic do not produce toxic substances during the transformation of various growth stages. The sprouting of garlic is just another form of edible product formed by the garlic using its own stored nutrients under suitable external conditions. Therefore, as long as the garlic does not change color, mold or rot, it can be eaten even if it has sprouted. There is no harm in eating it, but the taste will be slightly worse.