Black Garlic Tablets | ImmunoBoost with Vitamin C & Zinc for Immune Support | Vegan & Vegetarian Friendly | 60 Tablets = Up to 2 Month Supply | Manufactured in The UK

This supplement is sold as an ‘immune boost’. It has - black garlic, Vitamin C and Zinc, which are all very important for immunity. Personally, having had thyroid problems, I was very interested in this supplement for its immune boost. Black garlic is garlic that has been fermented or aged. Once it has been fermented and turns black, it takes on an entirely different flavour and texture and could be described as having a mild sweetness, a nuttiness, or tasting like molasses. I found all this to be quite pleasant.The tablets contain more antioxidants than regular garlic. It also has more of a compound called S-Allylcysteine (SAC). SAC helps the body to absorb allicin. I feel the greater concentration, black garlic may be more effective in helping my body to get the benefits that allicin provides. Vitamin C is one of the better-known vitamins for boosting the immune system and like many other people I take it during the winter, when the flu and cold season begins. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, helping to strengthen the body’s natural defenses, so I felt very happy that it was included in the supplement ingredients. Zinc is needed by the body to fight off infection, it helps the immune system and metabolism function, and again, I was glad that it was included in the ingredients, as it was something I felt I may be lacking.This supplement comes in the form of tablets and it is recommended to take one a day. These are the amounts you get from one tablet daily – 1000mg of Black Garlic, 250mg of Vitamin C and 14mg of Zinc. It is important to know the quantities of medications you are taking each day, so as not to over-dose or under-dose yourself. The tablets are small and very easily swallowed. There is virtually no aftertaste at all.This pot will last around two months and I feel the quality and price are excellent value for money. They are vegan friendly which is always a great sign for me. Very pleased and would highly recommend them.

I am always delighted to find a food supplement like this one that combines several desirable ingredients, thus slightly reducing the number of pills I feel driven to swallow every day. Here I am getting vitamin C and zinc, but also the possible super-food, black garlic. Vitamin C is easily come by, whether in food or supplement form, but as it does not stay long in the body, little and often is desirable. Zinc, unless one is able and willing to eat oysters every day, is hard to come by in a satisfactory dose. Zinc too needs to be taken regularly.To find out about black garlic, I was obliged to Google and also have recourse to Wikepedia. To my surprise, I find it is one of the currently fashionable fermented foods. It is white garlic that has been transformed into black, a process which can be carried out in the home. Black garlic is said to be far superior to white (itself highly recommended) as an anti-oxidant. It is claimed to be powerful against just about every health problem with which we may be threatened.I doubt very much if I would manage to consume black garlic every day, even if I succeeded in making it satisfactorily, so I am glad to take the easy way and swallow these tablets. However, contrary to the advert, they are tablets, not capsules, so less pleasant to swallow, though quite small. I have not detected any flavour or after-taste.Made in the UK. Current price £9.99 for 60 tabs, or you can save £1 with Subscribe & Save. Personally, I will be eking these out over 60 days, but if you want a stronger dose and don't mind doubling your cost you can go up to two pills daily.

This supplement is sold as an ‘immune boost’ and I can see why - black garlic, Vitamin C and Zinc are all very important for immunity, as some more recent studies have confirmed.The amount of Vit C in them is not huge, but the Zinc at 14mg is a decent amount, my dedicated Zinc supplements have 15mg, so it’s almost the same.There is no NRV for Black Garlic, but at 1000mg, it sounds like a good start.These are tablets, not capsules, and kind of look like the dried black garlic has just been presssed into a tablet shape with the addition of the ‘usual’ fillers and bulking agents. Thankfully, they’re not that big, which can be a deal breaker for many people - these are remarkably easy to swallow.Regarding taste, if you swallow them right down, there is nothing. I sucked on one for a few seconds as a test and you do get a mild and sweet garlicky flavour that is not unpleasant at all.I haven’t had any garlicky burps thankfully!Considering the Zinc level in this along with the black garlic (and the Vit C that could be considered supplemental with other Vit C in the diet) I think these are great value for the price.Simply Supplements seems like a well established company with all the correct good manufacturing practices, so I’m happy to take the full 60 days worth and see how I’m feeling once they’re all gone.

As it happens I love the taste of raw black garlic and so when consuming a tablet I am not so much in a hurry to swallow it as I rather like the taste of the tablet. That said the taste of the tablet is a little on the tart side due to the quarter gram of ascorbic acid (ie Vitamin C) that is also included in the tablet, What was disappointing that arguably the most important ingredient of black or even regular garlic health wise is a compound called "allicin" sadly the quantity of this compound in each tablet is not given so i cannot asses very well how this product might stand up to other forms of delivery tablet, capsule or raw even.Zinc is also included as part of this immunity formula - the amount IS given for this at 14mg per tablet - I also take zinc tablets anyway to as part of my daily regimen - when not ill I like to limit my non dietary intake to around 25mg per day so now that I know 14mg is included in each of these tablets I can now halve my usual zinc tablet thus 25mg per tablet /2 = 12.5mg + 14mg = 26.5mg which is in the ballpark of my usual daily dose of zinc. Garlic has many health benefits and black garlic especially but since the manufacturers neglected to specify the allicin I have taken away a star rating for that.