Table 1.

Proximate analysis, minerals, and heavy metals of edible garlic cloves.

Proximate Composition		Unit	Non-AustralianGarlic Clove	AustralianX GarlicClove	AustralianY GarlicClove	DRI *
Energy		kJ/100 g	1454	1477	1457
Protein		g/100 g	16.8	22.8	23.2
Fat	Total fat	g/100 g	9.1	8.8	8.2
	Saturated fat		2.0	1.9	1.8
	Monounsaturated fat		0.4	0.6	0.7
	Polyunsaturated fat		6.7	6.3	5.8
	Trans fat		<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
Carbohydrate	Total carbohydrate	g/100 g	31.6	28.4	28.3
	Total sugar		3.2	3.0	2.7
Dietary fiber	Total dietary fiber	g/100 g	36.9	34.9	34.7
	Crude fiber		0.9	0.6	0.2
Minerals	Sodium (Na)	mg/100 g	29	9.4	13	1.3 g AI [28]
	Potassium (K)		1,580	1,310	1,330	4.7 g AI [28]
	Iron (Fe)		2.9	2.4	1.7	8 mg RDA [28]
	Calcium (Ca)		47	34	36	1200 mg AI [28]
	Magnesium (Mg)		85	62	57	350 mg EAR [28]
	Zinc (Zn)		2.2	2.2	2.4	11 mg RDA [28]
Heavy metals	Mercury (Hg) Lead (Pb) Cadmium (Cd) Aluminum (Al) Chromium (Cr)	mg/kg	<0.01 <0.01 0.034 0.43 0.073	<0.01 <0.01 0.023 0.52 0.083	<0.01 <0.01 0.012 0.88 0.073	5 µg/kg BW/week UL [29] 25 µg/kg BW/week UL [29] 2.5 µg/kg BW/week UL [30] 1.0 mg/kg BW/week UL [31] 35 µg/day AI [29]
Moisture content		%	1.6	1.5	2.0
Ash		%	3.9	3.5	3.5

Data are based on dry weight [DW], * DRI—dietary reference intakes, RDA—recommended dietary allowance, AI—adequate Intake, UL—tolerable upper intake level, EAR—estimated average requirement; BW—body weight.