What is Taurine and Why's It in My Energy Drink?
Energy drinks- you've had them, or at least you're well aware of their presence in today's culture. But what is actually in these things? Especially the mysterious ingredient TAURINE? Hosted...
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Have you ever glanced at the nutrition label on your favorite energy drink and wondered, “what the heck is actually in here?” And especially, what’s this taurine stuff? Researchers do think taurine plays an important role in human health. But even though companies stick it in energy drinks, we’re not sure if all that extra taurine actually /does/ anything. Taurine got its name back in the 1820s from the Latin taurus, which means ox or bull, probably because it was first isolated from ox bile – the fat-digesting stuff secreted by the liver. That might be how those rumors that Red Bull contains bull semen got started. It, um, definitely doesn’t, by the way. Taurine’s chemical name is 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid [2-uh-meen-oh-eth-ane-sull-fawn-ic...
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Have you ever glanced at the nutrition label on your favorite energy drink and wondered, “what the heck is actually in here?” And especially, what’s this taurine stuff? Researchers do think taurine plays an important role in human health. But even though companies stick it in energy drinks, we’re not sure if all that extra taurine actually /does/ anything. Taurine got its name back in the 1820s from the Latin taurus, which means ox or bull, probably because it was first isolated from ox bile – the fat-digesting stuff secreted by the liver. That might be how those rumors that Red Bull contains bull semen got started. It, um, definitely doesn’t, by the way. Taurine’s chemical name is 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid [2-uh-meen-oh-eth-ane-sull-fawn-ic...
