{"id":2115370,"date":"2025-11-05T01:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2115370"},"modified":"2025-11-05T01:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:54:32","slug":"where-to-find-taurine-and-the-best-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2025\/11\/05\/where-to-find-taurine-and-the-best-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Find Taurine and the Best Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2025-11-03 12:59:59<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoa6ad9b\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hNFTVY9uSMg?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoa6ad9b\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoa6ad9b\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoa6ad9b\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoa6ad9b', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Where does taurine come from\u200b? I compare the cost, convenience, and safety of various plant, animal, and supplement sources of taurine.<\/p>\n<p>That was quite the tangent, but I really wanted to cover every angle of every source. Looks like taurine supplements rather than foods are the way to go, but with some important caveats that I\u2019ll cover in the final video of this series. Stay tuned for the intriguingly titled microbiome video I promised you: Like Beet Juice, Taurine Supplementation May Only Be Safe in the Context of a Plant-Based Diet (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/like-beet-juice-taurine-supplementation-may-only-be-safe-in-the-context-of-a-plant-based-diet).<\/p>\n<p>This is the sixth video in a seven-part series on taurine. If you missed the previous ones, check out:<br \/>\n\u2022 What Is Taurine in Energy Drinks? Does It Benefit Cognitive or Athletic Performance? (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/what-is-taurine-in-energy-drinks-does-it-benefit-cognitive-or-athletic-performance)<br \/>\n\u2022 Taurine Supplementation Increases Lifespan and Healthspan in Animals (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/-taurine-supplementation-increases-lifespan-and-healthspan-in-animals)<br \/>\n\u2022 Randomized Controlled Trials of Taurine Supplementation in Humans (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/randomized-controlled-trials-of-taurine-supplementation-in-humans)<br \/>\n\u2022 Caveats and Side Effects of Taurine Supplements (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/caveats-and-side-effects-of-taurine-supplements)<br \/>\n\u2022 The Best Daily Dose of Taurine (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/the-best-daily-dose-of-taurine)<\/p>\n<p>For more on longevity, go to your local public library and check out my book, How Not to Age (https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/book\/how-not-to-age\/), available in print, e-book, and audio. (All proceeds I receive from the book are donated directly to charity.)<\/p>\n<p>New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/subscribe\/.<\/p>\n<p>Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/where-to-find-taurine-and-the-best-source and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/where-to-find-taurine-and-the-best-source. You\u2019ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching. I hope you\u2019ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!<br \/>\n-Michael Greger, MD FACLM<\/p>\n<p>Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/translations-info\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/NutritionFacts.org<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe: https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/subscribe<br \/>\n\u2022 Donate: https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/donate<br \/>\n\u2022 Podcast : https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/audio<br \/>\n\u2022 Books: https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/books<br \/>\n\u2022 Shop: https:\/\/drgreger.org<br \/>\n\u2022 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NutritionFacts.org<br \/>\n\u2022 Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/nutrition_facts<br \/>\n\u2022 Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nutrition_facts_org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2025-11-03 12:59:59 Where does taurine come from\u200b? I compare the cost, convenience, and safety of various plant, animal, and supplement sources of taurine. That was quite the tangent, but I really wanted to cover every angle of every source. Looks like taurine supplements rather than foods are the way to go, but with some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2115371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2115370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-living","traffikrr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2115370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2115372,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115370\/revisions\/2115372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2115371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2115370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2115370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2115370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}