Garlic Life Cycle Infographic

{
  "type": "Chinese infographic poster",
  "topic": "the life cycle of garlic from fresh to spoiled",
  "style": "clean editorial food infographic, high information density, premium social-media educational poster, warm neutral palette, realistic cutaway food photography combined with flat vector labels",
  "background": {
    "color": "light warm beige",
    "texture": "smooth paper-like minimal backdrop"
  },
  "header": {
    "title": "The Life of Garlic",
    "subtitle": "From Fresh to Spoiled: Understanding the Natural Changes in Garlic",
    "decorations": {
      "count": 2,
      "items": [
        "small garlic icon left of title",
        "small garlic icon right of title"
      ]
    }
  },
  "centerpiece": {
    "subject": "one horizontally sliced garlic bulb shown front-facing as a cross-section",
    "rendering": "ultra-detailed realistic macro food photo",
    "position": "center",
    "lighting": "soft studio lighting with gentle shadow below",
    "segmentation": {
      "count": 5,
      "divider_style": "vertical dashed guide lines",
      "segments": [
        {
          "index": 1,
          "label": "Fresh Period",
          "badge_color": "olive green",
          "visual_state": "leftmost section bright white flesh, smooth juicy clove surface, intact outer skin"
        },
        {
          "index": 2,
          "label": "Mature stage",
          "badge_color": "yellow green",
          "visual_state": "slightly cream-yellow clove, full dense texture, still glossy"
        },
        {
          "index": 3,
          "label": "Germination stage",
          "badge_color": "golden yellow",
          "visual_state": "center clove with 2 visible green sprouts emerging upward from inside, flesh slightly wrinkled"
        },
        {
          "index": 4,
          "label": "Withered stage",
          "badge_color": "orange",
          "visual_state": "papery skin, dehydrated and shriveled clove layers, hollow dry feel"
        },
        {
          "index": 5,
          "label": "Deterioration stage",
          "badge_color": "dark brown",
          "visual_state": "rightmost section dark rotten interior with black-brown mold spots and white fungal patches"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "information_grid": {
    "position": "below centerpiece",
    "columns": 5,
    "rows": 3,
    "row_headers": [
      "Appearance characteristics",
      "Internal changes",
      "Eating suggestions"
    ],
    "column_titles": [
      "Fresh Period",
      "Mature stage",
      "Germination stage",
      "Withered stage",
      "Deterioration stage"
    ],
    "cells": [
      {
        "row": "Appearance characteristics",
        "column": "Fresh Period",
        "text": "White and complete garlic skin, plump and firm cloves, smooth surface"
      },
      {
        "row": "Appearance characteristics",
        "column": "Mature stage",
        "text": "Slightly yellowish-white garlic skin, plump and firm cloves, smooth surface"
      },
      {
        "row": "Appearance characteristics",
        "column": "Germination stage",
        "text": "Sprouted garlic cloves with green shoots, slightly wrinkled skin"
      },
      {
        "row": "Appearance characteristics",
        "column": "Withered stage",
        "text": "Garlic skin is dry and wrinkled, cloves are soft and feel hollow."
      },
      {
        "row": "Appearance characteristics",
        "column": "Deterioration stage",
        "text": "Garlic cloves are blackened and moldy, with a strange smell, oozing juice, and obvious mold spots."
      },
      {
        "row": "Internal changes",
        "column": "Fresh Period",
        "text": "Sufficient moisture, high starch content, low sugar content, and rich pungent components."
      },
      {
        "row": "Internal changes",
        "column": "Mature stage",
        "text": "Starch gradually converts to sugar, sugar content increases, aroma is strong, and moisture is moderate."
      },
      {
        "row": "Internal changes",
        "column": "Germination stage",
        "text": "Sprouts begin to grow, nutrients are consumed, sugar content increases, and pungency decreases."
      },
      {
        "row": "Internal changes",
        "column": "Withered stage",
        "text": "Moisture loss, softened texture, nutrient loss, poor taste"
      },
      {
        "row": "Internal changes",
        "column": "Deterioration stage",
        "text": "Bacterial/mold growth, nutrient degradation, potential production of harmful substances, strong odor"
      },
      {
        "row": "Eating suggestions",
        "column": "Fresh Period",
        "text": "Best before date, suitable for raw consumption, salads, and stir-fries, rich in nutrients",
        "icon": "green check"
      },
      {
        "row": "Eating suggestions",
        "column": "Mature stage",
        "text": "Suitable for consumption, versatile in cooking, strong garlic flavor, optimal texture",
        "icon": "green check"
      },
      {
        "row": "Eating suggestions",
        "column": "Germination stage",
        "text": "Edible, consume after removing sprouts, suitable for stewing and baking, slightly reduced flavor",
        "icon": "yellow warning"
      },
      {
        "row": "Eating suggestions",
        "column": "Withered stage",
        "text": "Not recommended for raw consumption. Suitable for garlic oil, stewing, and seasoning. Poor taste.",
        "icon": "yellow warning"
      },
      {
        "row": "Eating suggestions",
        "column": "Deterioration stage",
        "text": "Not edible. Already spoiled and decayed. Contains harmful substances. Please discard.",
        "icon": "red cross"
      }
    ]
  },
  "timeline": {
    "position": "bottom",
    "title": "Time reference",
    "count": 5,
    "items": [
      {
        "label": "Fresh Period",
        "range": "0–2 weeks",
        "color": "olive green"
      },
      {
        "label": "Mature stage",
        "range": "2–4 weeks",
        "color": "yellow green"
      },
      {
        "label": "Germination stage",
        "range": "4–8 weeks",
        "color": "golden yellow"
      },
      {
        "label": "Withered stage",
        "range": "8–12 weeks",
        "color": "orange"
      },
      {
        "label": "Deterioration stage",
        "range": "12 weeks or more",
        "color": "dark brown"
      }
    ],
    "design": "horizontal arrow timeline with 5 colored circular nodes"
  },
  "footer": {
    "tip_label": "Tip:",
    "tip_text": "It is recommended to store garlic in a cool, ventilated, and dry place, avoiding moisture and direct sunlight to delay spoilage!",
    "style": "rounded beige banner"
  },
  "layout": {
    "format": "vertical poster 3:4",
    "sections": [
      {
        "title": "header",
        "position": "top"
      },
      {
        "title": "5-stage garlic cross-section",
        "position": "upper middle"
      },
      {
        "title": "3-row by 5-column information table",
        "position": "lower middle"
      },
      {
        "title": "Time Reference Timeline",
        "position": "bottom"
      },
      {
        "title": "tip banner",
        "position": "bottom edge"
      }
    ]
  },
  "quality": "high-resolution, crisp typography, polished infographic composition, visually balanced, suitable for Xiaohongshu educational post"
}