Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The smell of the durian fruit's flesh has been likened to raw sewage, gym socks, turpentine and rotten onions. What accounts for the fruit's unique stench?
Chemists in Germany believe two main compounds are responsible for the food's odor: a fruity ethyl (2S)-2-methylbutanoate and an oniony 1-(ethylsulfanyl)ethane-1-thiol.