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Sex Fact: Semen Composition

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Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Semen is made up of a large variety of things. It's usually made up of about 65% fluid from the seminal vesicles, 30 to 35% from the prostate, and 5% from the vasa. It contains zinc, potassium, prostaglandin, citric acid, free amino acids, fructose, enzymes, and phosphorylcholine. Why does it taste sweet? This is because semen contains fructose – a type of sugar. This little bit of sugar nourishes the sperm which have to travel a distance of about 100,000 times their own length in order to make it to their destination. Only about 3% of semen is the sperm itself – the rest is helpful additives to help it make the journey.

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Did you know this about semen? Have you ever tried to eat different foods to make your semen taste differently? Any failures and successes that you want to share?
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Yes, I knew that about semen.
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No, I didn't know that.
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Yes, I've tried to eating differently to make my semen taste different.
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No, I've never tried to eat differently to make my semen taste different.
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Total votes: 160 (127 voters)
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Contributor: Midway through Midway through
I've never felt like semen tasted sweet. I always consider it to be salty, and I don't like the taste so I rarely do blowjobs.
07/25/2011
Contributor: kjkitty kjkitty
I agree, I never think it tastes very sweet. Maybe what my boyfriend eats? I love giving him bjs and would happily swallow, but something about the smell of semen makes me feel sick to my stomach :/
07/25/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
It doesn't usually taste like anything to me, but it does create this wonderful slight fuzzy feeling on my tongue for the first second or two.
07/25/2011
Contributor: NuclearTeapot NuclearTeapot
While I will give BJs, semen grosses me out. Maybe I should have married a woman.
07/25/2011
Contributor: The Curious Couple The Curious Couple
I learned all this in my college biology class.
07/25/2011
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
It usually tastes quite bitter to me, even when my partner eats sweet fruits and such.
07/25/2011
Contributor: Kkay Kkay
My partner doesn't enjoy oral sex much, so it's never really been worth the time to change eating habits.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Darling Jen Darling Jen
Yup, I knew it. I think it's also interesting to mention that semen has more calories in it for ounce than female lubrication/ejaculate.
07/26/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
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07/26/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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07/26/2011
Contributor: fleshlightluvr1 fleshlightluvr1
Yeah, doesn't work for me either, thanks though!
08/13/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Different partners have tasted different to me, and I always attribute the differences to diet. I've never had anyone make a concerted effort to change his taste, but one boyfriend who drank Monster energy drinks routinely had semen that tasted deliciously like citric acid and vitamin C. People who drink coffee lots often taste more bitter. There's a slight difference between omnivores and vegetarians, but it seems like beverage of choice has had the most noticeable effect.

Neat info, thanks Kayla!
08/13/2011
Contributor: indiglo indiglo
I agree, neat info. Thanks!
08/13/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Very interesting, but I agree with others, semen usually tastes sort of musty and salty to me.
08/13/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
I didn't know most of that, but I did know you could eat differently to affect the taste of your semen. Like pineapple makes semen very bitter.
08/13/2011
Contributor: wetone123 wetone123
Thanks for posting! This is very interesting info. Different partners always taste different to me. I did date a big coffee drinker and would not give him a bj after the first. It was a terrible taste! Only noticed a few sweet ones, mostly salty tasting. One who took blood pressure and cholesterol meds tasted awful as well. Is it true asparagus makes semen taste good?
08/13/2011
Contributor: averageguyextrodinarypleasure averageguyextrodinarypleasure
I've heard pineapple juice makes it sweeter
08/18/2011
Contributor: Elaira Elaira
Another cool fact:

Women who have unprotected sex with their partner (where the partner ejaculates in them) generally have lower rated of depression than those who use condoms. Apparently semen gets you 'high'. From a biological standpoint, it makes sense.

And these women who are having unprotected sex like this can actually go through "withdrawals" and have a period of mild depression between times of sex.
08/18/2011
Contributor: MrWishyWashy MrWishyWashy
Makes sense...have also heard of pineapple juice to make it taste sweeter, although have not tried it.
10/21/2011
Contributor: Moein Moein
I don't care about my Semen taste because I will not drink it or even let my wife do .. Yakkkkh
10/30/2011
Contributor: Cherrylane Cherrylane
I haven't personally, because I don't have semen of my own seeing as I'm female, but I did have my guy start eating pineapple and drinking pineapple juice to see if it would help his stuff become any less bitter. Totally worked. And within that same day. It was amazing and now he eats/drinks pineapple basically every day.

Best fruit ever.

lt definitely doesn't make semen taste bitter, though I suppose it could for some person... But that just doesn't seem right, chemically. It's super sweet and tart, not bitter at all. Coffee drinkers, in my experience, have been the bitter ones.
10/30/2011
Contributor: garylangworthy420 garylangworthy420
since when does semen taste sweet?
04/06/2012
Contributor: Sex Positivity Sex Positivity
Semen doesn't ever taste sweet, to me.
04/07/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
Only 3%? Wow. And considering there are like millions of sperm in that, it's insane.
04/07/2012
Contributor: vanilla&chocolate vanilla&chocolate
NOW I know!
05/09/2012
Contributor: 31 Flavors 31 Flavors
The things that you learn in health class.
05/10/2012
Contributor: ud328 ud328
I've tried altering my diet for this purpose and only had limited success according to my ex. My current doesn't really enjoy giving blowjobs and has never tasted my semen so I don't really worry about it these days. A good thing too, what with all the coffee I drink. Cigarettes make it pretty bad too I hear.
05/11/2012
Contributor: legna legna
Thanks for the info. Will have to try the pineapple juice idea.
08/12/2012
Contributor: SoloJoe SoloJoe
didnt know that
08/25/2012