Taurine
What the research shows
No concerns
none of the findings here link it to harm
What research says
Studies in people
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Benefit
Heart and muscle health3
Taurine in beef may help protect the heart, muscles and brain from stress and swelling.
How it’s made and used
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Infant formula nutrition4
In infant formula and milk powders, labs measured taurine reliably at higher levels, but less so at lower levels.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 1,677 products on Open Food Facts that list taurine.
- Croissance réduit en sucre Jaouda · 500 ml 1 additive
- Energy Drink Red Bull · 250 ml 2 additives
- Red bull sugar free Red Bull · 250 ml 9 additives
- Kong Strong Wild Power Energy Drink Sugar Free Lidl · 250 ml 5 additives
- Monster Energy Ultra Monster · 1 can (16 oz) 6 additives
- Monster Energy Ultra Monster · 500 ml 6 additives
References
- 1taurine: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Taurine. Wikipedia. Accessed September 29, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Wu G. Important roles of dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, anserine and 4-hydroxyproline in human nutrition and health. Amino Acids. 2020;52(3):329-360. doi:10.1007/s00726-020-02823-6
- 4Woollard DC, Indyk HE. Taurine analysis in milk and infant formulae by liquid chromatography: collaborative study. J AOAC Int. 1997;80(4):860-5.