Asparagus Question!!!??? Anyone smelled the smell?!
Hello, everytime i eat asparagus, and urinate, there is a specific smell from my urine, and it kinda smells like sulfur!. I heard that only 50 % of people who eat asparagus could notice the smell!?!?!?
SO WHO NOTICES THE SMELL AFTER EATING ASPARAGUS AND urinating!?!?!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
SO WHO NOTICES THE SMELL AFTER EATING ASPARAGUS AND urinating!?!?!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Yes!. I think its some sort of enzyme present in the asparagus!.
edit: found this on wikipedia
"The effect of eating asparagus on the eater's urine has long been observed!. Marcel Proust claimed that asparagus "!.!.!.transforms my chamber-pot into a flask of perfume!." [16] Certain compounds in asparagus are metabolized giving urine a distinctive smell due to various sulfur-containing degradation products, including various thiols, thioesters, and ammonia!.[17] Derivatives of asparagusic acid are also found in urine!. The speed of onset of urine smell has been estimated to occur within 15-30 minutes of ingestion!.[18] Observational evidence from the 1950s showed that many people did not know about the phenomenon of asparagus urine!. It was originally thought this was because some of the population digested asparagus differently to others, so that some people excreted odorous urine after eating asparagus, and others did not!. However, in the 1980s three studies from France, China and Israel published results showing that producing odorous urine from asparagus was a universal human characteristic!. The Israeli study found that from their 307 subjects all of those who could smell 'asparagus urine' could detect it in the urine of anyone who had eaten asparagus – whether or not they could detect it in their own!.[citation needed] Thus, it is now believed that most people produce the odorous compounds after eating asparagus, but only about 40% of the population have the autosomal genes required to smell them!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
edit: found this on wikipedia
"The effect of eating asparagus on the eater's urine has long been observed!. Marcel Proust claimed that asparagus "!.!.!.transforms my chamber-pot into a flask of perfume!." [16] Certain compounds in asparagus are metabolized giving urine a distinctive smell due to various sulfur-containing degradation products, including various thiols, thioesters, and ammonia!.[17] Derivatives of asparagusic acid are also found in urine!. The speed of onset of urine smell has been estimated to occur within 15-30 minutes of ingestion!.[18] Observational evidence from the 1950s showed that many people did not know about the phenomenon of asparagus urine!. It was originally thought this was because some of the population digested asparagus differently to others, so that some people excreted odorous urine after eating asparagus, and others did not!. However, in the 1980s three studies from France, China and Israel published results showing that producing odorous urine from asparagus was a universal human characteristic!. The Israeli study found that from their 307 subjects all of those who could smell 'asparagus urine' could detect it in the urine of anyone who had eaten asparagus – whether or not they could detect it in their own!.[citation needed] Thus, it is now believed that most people produce the odorous compounds after eating asparagus, but only about 40% of the population have the autosomal genes required to smell them!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
I do too!. It's a potent vegetable!. I think, it is one of the healthiest veggies to eat!. I don't know if 50% of the Earth's population smells it being that 38% of all statistics are incorrect!. ;-)
It's one of the symptoms of eating the stuff!. Another symptom is living a healthy lifestyle!. IT's a great source of vitamin A I!.U!.
It's relatives are onions, leeks and garlic!. Try eating them all together and see what happens hehe!. I haven't yet but want to find out!.
My main guess in this all is that your body is in-taking too much vitamin A, hence the potency in your piss!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's one of the symptoms of eating the stuff!. Another symptom is living a healthy lifestyle!. IT's a great source of vitamin A I!.U!.
It's relatives are onions, leeks and garlic!. Try eating them all together and see what happens hehe!. I haven't yet but want to find out!.
My main guess in this all is that your body is in-taking too much vitamin A, hence the potency in your piss!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Methyl mercaptan!.!.!.!.yes, I'm part of that 50% too!. It freaks me out the same night that I've had grilled asparagus on the barbie and squirt out that wicked smell!.
But I keep eating them because they taste so good off the barbie!. And a grilled asparagus and sun dried tomato pizza will do it, too!.
Canned tuna has a similar, but reduced effect, tooWww@FoodAQ@Com
But I keep eating them because they taste so good off the barbie!. And a grilled asparagus and sun dried tomato pizza will do it, too!.
Canned tuna has a similar, but reduced effect, tooWww@FoodAQ@Com
I notice that smell too, but it is not as bad as stingy beans if you ever try one, the said beans is common vegetable in southeast Asia, try and you will love your asparagus more!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I can definitely notice a difference!. This question reminds me of Austin Powers!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yep, asparagus pee! It's part of the experience, lol!
Yeah, they made fun of this in one of the Austin Powers movies!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yeah, they made fun of this in one of the Austin Powers movies!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yes!. i heard that like everyone smells like that after!. kinda grossWww@FoodAQ@Com
Yep!.
It's definitely not a 'yum' smell, but so, reminds me of Summer!.
It's all good!. lol!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's definitely not a 'yum' smell, but so, reminds me of Summer!.
It's all good!. lol!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
haha, you're definitely not the only one!Www@FoodAQ@Com
all the 50per SCENT must be hereWww@FoodAQ@Com
nope cant say i do!.!.!.you should get that checked honey!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com