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What's the difference between garlic and leek?
1, essential difference

Garlic yellow is a kind of garlic seedlings, which is softened and cultivated in a dark environment, that is, garlic seedlings that have not been exposed to light are yellow because they have never seen light, but their taste is more tender and more popular with consumers. Allium tuberosum, also known as Allium tuberosum, is cultivated in the same way as garlic. It was cultivated in a dark environment, so that it lost its original chlorophyll and turned yellow.

2. Different nutrition

Garlic yellow contains allicin, which has bactericidal and antiseptic effects. Eating regularly can reduce the chance of bacterial infection. It contains a variety of active substances, which can prevent and treat heart disease and cardiovascular disease, and can also reduce the blood sugar content of diabetic patients. Leek is rich in protein, sugar, vitamins and a variety of trace elements beneficial to human body, which has the effects of dispelling cold and removing blood stasis, enhancing physical strength and stimulating appetite.

3. Odor difference

The smell of leek is particularly strong, while garlic smells a bit like garlic and a bit like leek, but it has the unique spicy taste of garlic, which can be distinguished by improving their smell.

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