Is sperm REALLY packed full of protein?
Is semen REALLY loaded with protein? After Christina Aguilera’s X-Rated Confession, A Doctor Reveals The Truth…
- Christina Aguilera admitted that she thinks swallowing semen is good for protein
- But sexual health expert Dr. Danae Maragouthakis insisted it is not a food substitute
It was a sensational, X-rated confession that left jaws dropping.
But Christina Aguilera’s revelation—that she thinks swallowing is good because it’s “lots of protein”—is just an old wives’ tale.
That’s according to doctors, who dismissed the Dirrty hitmaker’s claim on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
A person would need to consume two liters of semen to meet the recommended daily protein requirement, they estimate.
The white of one large egg contains an average of about 3.6 g of protein.
The white of one large egg contains 3.6 g of protein, while experts say that an average amount of sperm (5 ml) contains only 0.25 g
Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Aguilera made her point about the age-old spit or swallow debate
Meanwhile, studies have suggested that an average amount of semen (5 ml) contains only 0.25 g.
That means you should theoretically ingest 14 ejaculates to match the amount of protein.
During her candid conversation, 42-year-old Aguilera made her stance clear on the age-old spit-or-swallow debate.
She said, “I think there’s something to be said after you’ve worked hard. I think swallowing is a really good thing.
‘And it’s high in protein, I must say. I am a promoter of the swallow.’
As to whether semen could be a good source of protein, Dr. Danae Maragouthakis, a sexual health expert at the Oxford-based clinic Yoxly, told Subway: “You should drink a few liters of semen to meet the recommended daily protein requirement.”
The recommended amount of protein per pound of body weight is 0.75 g, according to the British Nutrition Foundation, which equates to about 56 g per day for men and 45 g for women.
And Dr Maragouthakis said protein levels in semen can differ between men, as the components of semen change with age and health.
“The ejaculate volume will depend on the last time he masturbated, sometimes it will be a little more, sometimes it will be a little less,” she added.
Dr Maragouthakis confirmed that semen cannot replace other protein sources as part of a healthy, balanced diet.
In comparison, a serving of chicken contains 25.6 g of protein, while a serving of cod contains 6.6 g.
One low-protein food is oatmeal, as an 80g serving contains only 1.5g of protein – only six times as much as an ejaculate.
Sperm contains many other nutrients, Dr. Maragouthakis added, including citric acid, vitamin B12 and zinc.
And in another video, she discussed whether it’s safe to swallow semen.
She said: ‘Swallowing semen can transmit certain types of infections, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea. If you don’t know your partner’s STI status, you probably shouldn’t swallow the semen.’
However, if your partner doesn’t have an STI, Dr. Maragouthakis insisted there are no known health complications from swallowing.