why does asparagus make your pee reek? probably the type of vitamins, but WHAT is it specifically?

Answer 1

Asparagus is filled with sulfur-containing amino acids that break down during digestion into six sulfur-containing compounds. These can impart a unique smell to urine as they are excreted. "It's the same sulfur group that makes skunks smell," said Barbara Hodges, a dietitian with Boston University's nutrition clinic, the Evans Nutrition Group.

Answer 2

Asparagus contains a sulphurous compound called mercaptan (which is also found in rotten eggs, onions and garlic). When your digestive system breaks down mercaptan, by-products are released that cause the strange smell. The process is so quick that your urine can develop the distinctive smell within 15 to 30 minutes of eating asparagus. Not everyone suffers this effect; your genetic makeup may determine whether your urine has the odour -- or whether you can actually smell it. Only some people appear to have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan into its more pungent parts.

Answer 3

The smell is primarily methanethiol, also known as methyl mercaptan. This is chemically related to the odorous compound (ethanethiol or ethyl mercaptan) added to natural gas to enable detection. It is produced by the breakdown of the sulfur compounds in asparagus. Other compounds also present in asparagus pee are dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl sulfide.

Answer 4

asparagus takes two years to grow and has more vitamins than most veggies the second best is broccoli helps clean out the bad stuff too

Answer 5

basically decide for it, basically pay attention for police however!! cuz in the event that they see you, they might arrest you for "urinating in a public place" and consistent with threat even "indecent exposure". Take some moist wipes and you would be ok! Watch your trouser leg tho lol nothin worse than a moist one!! wish This enables, Gina ~xXx~

Answer 6

pee smells bad anyway... sorry this dosnt awnser ur question...