How to Use taurine in a Sentence

taurine

1 of 2 adjective
  • What health experts do know is that some of the other ingredients found in taurine energy drinks aren't necessarily the best for you.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Some medical studies have found taurine, an amino acid, to help with athletic performance, heart health and exercise recovery.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • There’s zero sugar, no sucralose, aspartame, taurine, artificial colors or dyes, and just 5 calories per can.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The active ingredients tend to be pretty much the same—taurine, guarana, and, most saliently, caffeine—but the marketing is gentler, the flavors are fruitier, and the cans are cuter.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But unlike the massive glucose spikes that are seen in freeze-tolerant frogs, snakes tend to show smaller, tissue-specific increases in compounds such as taurine and modest glucose mobilization.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The amino acid complex itself is designed to repair damage and prevent future irritation and redness with three amino acids—taurine, arginine, and glycine—and finding the most effective percentage of each ingredient in the mix took more than 100 rounds of testing to perfect.
    — Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Niacinamide and taurine work in tandem to help soothe and fortify the skin barrier, while multiple forms of vitamin C promote a brighter, more luminous complexion without that sticky texture commonly associated with vitamin C serums.
    — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025

taurine

2 of 2 noun
  • Each serving is packed with taurine for heart health along with omega fatty acids to promote healthy skin.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Scallops Scallops are a source of lean protein and high in the amino acids taurine and glycine.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Each bite also contains zinc, taurine, folic acid, and calcium.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • It’s called taurine because it was first isolated in 1827 from bull bile.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • All were fine in terms of vitamin B12; as for taurine, three cats were found deficient.
    — Marta Zaraska, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • McCracken even endows Leonora with roan hair and taurine eyes.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • It’s called taurine because the compound was first isolated from bull bile in 1827.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Each serving is packed with betaine, L-glycine, taurine, caffeine, and creatine.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Legumes might not be an adequate source of two precursor nutrients that dogs' bodies rely on to make taurine.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Read on to learn more about the research, and how scientists first made the link between taurine and aging due to blindness and heart problems in cats.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 June 2023
  • The problem, Hayes figured out, was that some brands of cat food lacked an amino acid called taurine, something cats don’t produce themselves.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 8 June 2023
  • Not all cat foods incorporate ingredients like taurine that help maintain vision and heart function, but this one does.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Chad Mahler said the Charolais heifer is a breed of taurine beef cattle from the Charolais region in eastern France.
    — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Enriched with taurine, this recipe promotes heart health, while the inclusion of glucosamine and chondroitin provides essential support for healthy joints.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • The substance is made of cacao powder, as well as gingko biloba, taurine and guarana, ingredients commonly found in energy drinks.
    — Krishna Thakker, Fortune, 5 July 2017
  • It's made with high-quality proteins and grains, as well as omega fatty acids, antioxidants, glucosamine, probiotics, and taurine.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Other stimulants in the Kardashian brew include taurine, l-carnitine and guarana seed extract.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • In the body, taurine helps absorb fats and may have a positive effect on the hallmarks of aging at a cellular level, a 2023 study found.
    — USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • Enjoy a tranquil mind and body with the power of taurine, L-theanine, holy basil extract, magnesium, and Relora powder.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • For example, anything with caffeine, such as caffeinated soda and coffee, sports products such as bars, gels and sports drinks, along with creatine, guarana, root and taurine are banned.
    — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2017
  • All options include meat and veggies that provide ample nutrition for your pup; the beef and lamb meals also feature organ meats that are rich in essential amino acids and taurine that help protect your dog’s heart.
    — Lindsay Boyers, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • Energy drinks with caffeine may also have other ingredients like taurine, guarana, ginseng and L-carnitine.
    — Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The beverage also included 4 ounces of sugar and other common ingredients like taurine and ginseng.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Key ingredients creatine and taurine work to strengthen the hair’s fibers and simultaneously moisturize your scalp.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 11 Nov. 2022
  • These ingredients can include caffeine, taurine, herbs, vitamins and minerals, and other substances.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The powder, released last month, contains cacao powder as well as ingredients often found in energy drinks, including taurine, guarana, and ginkgo biloba.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 July 2017
  • These places are filling stations for the body, where tired drivers can replenish with water, caffeine, taurine, and nicotine or indulge in sugar or salt without judgment, because diets don’t apply here.
    — Tony Rehagen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2019
  • The medical community has long raised concerns about the health effects of energy drinks - which often rely on caffeine, taurine and guarana, and have been shown to raise blood pressure and cause heart palpitations.
    — Abha Bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • Made with green tea extract, l-alanine, taurine, and electrolytes, this energy drink powder is expertly formulated to help support muscle building and performance.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Lightly carbonated, the energy drink contains caffeine, B vitamins, ginseng, guarana and taurine.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 13 Aug. 2020

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