Asparagus Pee »
Posted By SenorCoconut 1 year, 8 months ago in StyleAsparagus has a diuretic effect, and asparagine, and amino acid present in asparagus may be the source of its diuretic properties, and when excreted, gives urine a strong odor.
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capnews1 year, 8 months ago
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Marcel Prost had an odd defintion of "perfume," that's for sure.
I voted this one up just in the hopes of seeing the phrase "Asparagus Pee" on the front page.
By the way, try brushing some olive oil on asparagus, sprinkling it with garlic, and then grill it. Now *that's* delicious...
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quackpot1 year, 8 months ago
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The oder of urine that some people have after eating asparagus is not due to asparagine. It is due to a combination of sulphur-containing compounds.
The sulfur compounds include methanethiol, dimethyl sulphide, dimethyl disulphide, bis-(methylthio)methane, dimethyl sulphoxide and dimethyl sulphone
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ETproductions1 year, 8 months ago
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There used to be a column in the LA papers ages ago when I lived on the in LaLa town. It was called Dr. Hippocrates.
I remember a reader asking about the "perfume" of asparagus pee. Apparently the good doctor was fond of the vegetable, yet had no idea what they were talking about and dismissed the letter till he checked with some friends who confirmed it did the same to them.
He then researched it and discovered that the odor is due to a benign bacterium that lives in the urinary tracts of about 50% of all humans.
No idea whether that's the truth or not, but I can confirm asparagus is a vegetable I adore and produces a smell I don;t.
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