Are garlic granules as healthy as fresh garlic?
                                
                                
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                                Allicin, the compound responsible for garlic's signature smell and most of its potent health benefits, only forms when fresh garlic is crushed or chopped. This crucial activation process is at the core of the nutritional debate between garlic granules and fresh garlic. So, does the convenient, dehydrated version offer a comparable health boost to its fresh counterpart?