Table 1.
Product compositions.
| Description | Aged Black Garlic Extract Weight (mg Per Tablet) |
Placebo Weight (mg Per Tablet) |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmactive’s aged black garlic Extract | 250 (1.25 mg SAC) | - |
| Maltodextrin | - | 250 |
| Microcrystalline cellulose | 90 | 90 |
| Dicalcic phosphate | 157 | 157 |
| Sodium croscarmellose | 10 | 10 |
| Magnesium stearate | 7 | 7 |
| Sodium alginate | 3.06 | 3.06 |
| Stearic acid | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Oleic acid | 1.54 | 1.54 |
| Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) | 2.80 | 2.80 |
| Ethylcellulose | 13.17 | 13.17 |
| Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| Hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| Talc | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Titanium dioxide | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| Natural Vanilla flavor | 1.00 | 1 |
| Total | 550 | 550 |
At the end of week 6 of the study, when the first treatment was completed, a washout period of 3 weeks was carried out, and then the treatment was exchanged, which was conducted for another 6 weeks; the total duration of the study for each participant was 15 weeks (6 weeks + 3 weeks + 6 weeks).