What is in asparagus that makes our piddle have a strange smell?!

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i like all veggies....
there are many ways to prepare asparagus.
peel the skin a bit, the inside part tastes better.

steam it.
shallow fry it with salt and pepper.
bake it on the oven, spread a bit of olive oil evenly, with some salt, pepper and powder garlic sprinkled over.
asparagus must be tender...

the smell is from
methanethiol,
dimethyl sulfide,
dimethyl disulfide,
bis(methylthio)methane,
dimethyl sulfoxide, and
dimethyl sulfone.

wiki says that only 22% of the population has the genes to realize the smell in the pee.

so, you are special.... not sure if you are enjoying it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus

The smell is caused largely by bi-products containing sulfide compounds. The effect is completely harmless.

Whether or not your urine smells OR/AND if you are able to smell it is genetically linked. It is not something that affects the whole population. So if you can smell it then you are in the portion of the population who is affected by it. I however cannot smell it, so as near as I can tell (I have never had someone else smell my urine) I do not produce the smell.

I LOVE asparagus and its VERY good for you! Easily my favorite veggie!

SULFUR, yuck. I don't think asparagus is good for you. Its hard and most people cannot digest it. Then people cook it and its nutrients are destroyed and asparagus is one of those foods that becomes harmful when cooked. (onions, spinach and eggs have sulfur too and are harmful when cooked too) It doesn't matter if it had nutrients to begin with... other factors easily knock asparagus off my healthiest foods in the world list.

Its the piddle in the asparagus