I have a question about asparagus?!


Question: I have a question about asparagus!?
I was wondering what about asparagus makes your pee smell funny!? Is it a chemical reaction with the bodys ability to break the enzymes down!? The urine smell factor is one of the reasons I love asparagus, and I was wondering why it makes your pee smell funny!? Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:

Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan!. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks!. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system!. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place!. One study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that only 46 percent of British people tested produced the odor while 100 percent of French people tested did!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

I love asparagus but it doesn't make my pee smell funnyWww@FoodAQ@Com





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