Former porn star annie sprinkle famously claimed she could tell what a man ate based on the taste of his semen. While hers is not exactly a scientific approach, it makes sense that what goes in affects what comes out. But we wanted to know the specifics of a diet’s impact on ejaculate. Any truth to the “pineapple and raspberries” trick? beyond flavor, can food affect the size of your spunk and the vigor of your swimmers? we chatted with urologist dr. Philip werthman and nutritionist carolyn gundell to help us sort through this (hopefully not too big of a) mess.

7. 9 billion people in the world, all have different goals in life , yet they’re running the same race and that is to get better. Some want to become better people, get better jobs, maintain a better lifestyle, and have better sex , it all ultimately boils down to striving for being better. And in terms of sexual health, that can translate to being better in bed and surprisingly, even having what people are calling ‘better tasting semen’. © istock there is an urban legend that suggests that men can eventually have better-tasting semen if they consume a lot of pineapples.

What does semen smell like?

“my man’s semen smells like cleaning products used for bleaching. I’d say it tastes like a creamy chlorine cleanser with a bleachy flavor. And it always leaves this really awkward taste at the back of my throat. No wonder why most women don’t like it. Semen is something that is not worth tasting, unless you really love the guy. ” — cassandra, 31.

Oral sex. While it's kind of the activity that everyone (or at least, almost everyone ) does and yet doesn't openly talk about it all of the time, i feel like it's important that i provide as much information as possible on the topic. After all, knowledge is power, and the more you know about sex—all kinds of sex—the better. Well, when it comes to fellatio specifically, a couple of years back, i wrote an article for the platform entitled, " do you swallow? the unexpected health benefits of sperm ". It touched on sperm from the angle of all of the ways that it can benefit your system—and chile, there are many.

1. Fish one small study associated higher amounts of fish consumption with better sperm motility. Other studies were inconclusive. The benefits associated with fish for sperm health are likely due to their high concentration of omega-3 fatty acids, but the role of fish in sperm health is unclear overall. Eating fish probably helps if it is an alternative to red and/or processed meats. 2. Fruits and veggies a study of 250 men who had sperm analyzed at a fertility clinic showed that men who ate higher amounts of fruits and veggies, particularly green leafy vegetables and beans (legumes), had higher sperm concentrations and better sperm motility compared to men who ate less of these foods.