Tag: Artificial taurine

The commercial demand for taurine has surpassed natural extraction methods, with production volumes exceeding 60,000 tons annually. As a result, the vast majority of taurine in supplements and energy drinks is synthetic, but what is artificial taurine made of and how does it compare to its natural counterpart?

Over 99% of commercial taurine is produced synthetically in laboratories, not extracted from animal sources like the popular myth of bull bile suggests. Understanding how they make artificial taurine reveals an efficient and cost-effective process that supplies the global demand for this widely used ingredient.