In other words, any male with good-tasting sperm would have fewer offspring than his competitors. So long as sperm tastes bad, women will not be tempted to swallow it, but will turn their male partner towards conventional intercourse, which of course is the only act that will produce children. Natural selection maintains the repugnant taste of semen so that a man's sperm will wind up in the appropriate place: the vagina and not the stomach.

Coyne, PhD, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago, shared a theory about the adaptive significance of semen flavor. While there are those of us who may not object to the taste of spooge, those who can't take the natural flavor may actually have good reason to. Step in semen-flavor-hater Masque, flavored gel strips meant to “enhance personal intimacy.”įor $12, consumers can acquire a three-pack of flavored strips that come in three flavors: chocolate, strawberry, watermelon and, soon, mango.

To spit or swallow, that is the question.ĭespite there being scientific evidence that shows semen might be good for a person's health, there are still those who don't like the taste of a man's milky nectar.