What Causes Garlic Breath? (video)

This ACS video explains the chemistry of garlic and why it's great for your taste buds, but bad for your breath.

Written byAmerican Chemical Society
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WASHINGTON, June 9, 2014 — Garlic is good for your body, great for your taste buds, but terrible for your breath. In the American Chemical Society’s latest Reactions video, we look at the plant beloved by chefs and feared by vampires. Once again we teamed up with the Compound Interest blog to break down the chemistry of garlic, and how to beat the bad breath it causes. 

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