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About half of the population will notice this odor after eating asparagus because of the sulfur-containing amino acids which break down after ingestion.

Sulfur-containing amino acids in asparagus break down during digestion, creating an odor when urine is excreted. "It's the same sulfur group that makes skunks smell.

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