Is it a fact that vegetarians have worse smelling farts?
I am direct quoting from “Facts on Farts,” which concisely answers the question based on my research: “The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. Nitrogen-rich compounds such as skatole and indole also add to the stench of farts. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more sulfides and mercaptans will be produced by the bacteria in your guts, and the more your farts will stink. Foods such as cauliflower, eggs and meat are notorious for producing smelly farts, whereas beans produce large amounts of not particularly stinky farts.” Essentially, the more sulfur-rich items one consumes, the more likely their flatulence will contain an odour. Another attribute of smells in flatulence is stomach infections.
