Product Overview
Puritan’s Pride Odorless Garlic & Parsley combines a deodorised garlic extract with parsley seed and chlorophyll, in a large bottle of 250 rapid release softgels.
The label directions: for adults, one softgel two to eight times a day, preferably with meals. That makes the bottle last between about one and four months, depending on how many you take.
What “500mg & 100mg” Actually Means
The listing title says 500mg garlic and 100mg parsley, and the description says each softgel contains 500mg of garlic extract. The label says something different:
- Garlic: 5mg of a 100:1 extract — equivalent to 500mg of fresh garlic bulb.
- Parsley: 0.2mg of a 500:1 concentrate — equivalent to 100mg of fresh parsley seed.
So 500mg is the weight of fresh garlic the extract was made from, not the amount in the softgel. That is a fraction of one clove of garlic. Nothing wrong with that — it simply sets realistic expectations.
Key Benefits — and What Is Known
- Garlic without the smell — the reason to choose an odorless extract.
- Heart and circulation — reviews find garlic supplements can lower blood pressure by a few points and cholesterol slightly in some people, mostly with larger doses of specific extracts. The label itself frames this as traditional use, “as recorded in ancient Roman and Ayurvedic texts”.
- Parsley and chlorophyll — included for breath freshness. The amounts are very small.
The seller also claims that parsley clears airways and improves breathing, that garlic is a detox and an immune and anti-inflammatory aid, and that it reduces the risk of heart problems. None of these is established for a product like this. It is not a blood pressure or cholesterol medicine — keep taking what your doctor prescribed.
Key Features
- Odorless garlic extract, 100:1
- Parsley seed concentrate and chlorophyll
- 250 rapid release softgels
- No artificial colour, flavour, sweetener or preservatives; no sugar, starch, milk, lactose, gluten, wheat, yeast or fish; sodium free (label)
Ingredients / Specifications
Per softgel (supplement facts panel in the product photo):
- Odorless garlic (Allium sativum) (bulb) 5mg — a 100:1 extract equivalent to 500mg of fresh garlic bulb
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) (seed) 0.2mg — a 500:1 concentrate equivalent to 100mg of fresh parsley seed
- Chlorophyll (from copper chlorophyll complex) 28mcg
Other ingredients: soybean oil, gelatin, vegetable glycerin, silica.
Important — Garlic and Bleeding
Garlic has a mild antiplatelet (blood-thinning) effect, which adds up at the higher end of the dose range.
- Do not take it with warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel or any other blood thinner without asking your doctor.
- Stop it about two weeks before any surgery or dental procedure, and tell your surgeon.
- Garlic supplements can lower blood levels of some HIV medicines, such as saquinavir.
How to Use
- Adults: one softgel, two to eight times a day, preferably with meals.
- Start at the low end. Taking it with food reduces heartburn and stomach upset.
- Do not go above eight a day.
Who Is It Suitable For?
Adults who want garlic as a supplement without the smell. The seller states it is for adults 18 and over.
- Soy allergy — it contains soybean oil.
- Not vegetarian — gelatin softgel, source not stated.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding — garlic as food is fine; ask your doctor before a supplement.
Why Choose Puritan’s Pride Garlic & Parsley?
A large, low-cost bottle from a long-standing US brand, with a flexible dose and an odour-free extract — for someone who understands the amounts are modest.
What the Evidence Actually Says
Herbal supplements sit in an awkward place: some have real, measured effects, many have small ones, and a few have none beyond what people expect from taking them. The marketing rarely distinguishes between the three.
“Natural” does not mean “safe” or “gentle”. Plants make powerful compounds — that is why so many medicines came from them in the first place — and a herb strong enough to have an effect is strong enough to interact with a medicine. Herbal products are also less tightly regulated than medicines, so what is in the bottle varies more between brands than it does for a pharmaceutical.
This Is a Supplement, Not a Medicine
A dietary supplement is a food product. It is not a medicine, it has not been through the testing a medicine goes through, and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Supplement labels use health language — “supports”, “helps maintain”, “promotes” — precisely because they are not permitted to claim treatment. Read them that way. If a listing anywhere promises that a capsule will fix a medical condition, that promise is not one the product can keep.
What a supplement can honestly do is fill a gap in your diet. That is worth something, and it is a smaller thing than most packaging implies.
Talk to a Doctor First
Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before you start, particularly if you:
- take any prescribed medicine — supplements interfere with medicines more often than people expect
- are being treated for a heart, liver, kidney, thyroid or blood condition
- have diabetes
- are pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding
- have surgery or a dental procedure coming up
Never stop or reduce a prescribed medicine in order to take a supplement instead. That is the single most dangerous thing anyone does with a product like this, and it is what the marketing language quietly invites.
Storage
- Keep the container tightly closed, somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.
- Do not store it in a bathroom. Heat and humidity break supplements down faster than anything else, and a Dhaka bathroom is the worst place in the house for them.
- Leave the desiccant sachet in the bottle. It is there to keep moisture out, not by mistake.
- Softgels and fish oils are best kept in a fridge in hot weather — they go rancid otherwise.
- Keep it out of reach of children.
- Do not use it after the expiry date, and throw it away if the capsules smell strongly off, have stuck together or changed colour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does each softgel really contain 500mg of garlic?
No. It contains 5mg of a concentrated extract, made from 500mg of fresh garlic.
Will I smell of garlic?
Much less than with raw garlic — that is the point of the odorless extract. A few people still notice a faint taste.
Can it stand in for my blood pressure tablets?
No. Any effect of garlic on blood pressure is small. Keep taking your medicine and tell your doctor you are adding garlic.
Should I take it with food?
Follow the pack. As a general rule, fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) and oils absorb better with a meal that contains some fat, and they are gentler on the stomach that way.
How do I check the pack is in date?
The expiry date is printed on the bottle or the base of the box. Check it as soon as your order arrives. If it is unreadable or close to expiry, message us and we will replace it.
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