Some of my fellow mates are curious about Taurine - an amino acid found in most of the energy drinks. Please read through these information. People thinks Taurine is extracted from the Bulls urine or semen but studies found that they are synthetically made by chemical reactions. Why does energy drinks contain bull semen? They do not. This is a myth that has been dispelled many, many times by scientific fact and yet people still listen to the lies that media spills about what they think is in energy drinks. Taurine is a naturally occuring aminoethanesulfonic acid, which has nothing to do with bulls or bull semen or anything of that nature. Taurine in Monster comes from either bacteria, fungus(mushrooms or other), or seaweed. Monster is an environmentally and animal friendly drink. Here is the first link which people finds it disturbing and undigestable dailybuzzlive/archives/4763 Taurine can be created synthetically in three different ways. The first way is by combining methionine, vitamin E and cysteine. Methionine is a nonpolar sulfur-containing proteinogenic amino acid. Vitamin E is fat-soluble and is important for regular reproduction. Vitamin E also acts as an antioxidant that will neutralize free radicals in your body. Cysteine is a non-essential amino acid that can be synthesized. The second way that taurine can be made is by using isethionic acid, which is a reaction of ethylene oxide with aqueous sodium bisulfite. Isethionic acid is an alkane sulfonic acid that contains hydroxy group, and is often used in manufacturing high-foaming anionic surfactants. Ethylene oxide is a colorless gas, and contains one oxygen atom and two carbon ones. Aqueous sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound used as a food additive. The final way that you can make taurine is through a reaction of sulfurous acid with aziridine. Sulfurous acid is a chemical compound that is detected in the gas phase. Aziridine is an organic compound that has three membered heterocycle: one amine group and two methylene groups. Read more: ehow/how-does_4963621_how-taurine-made.html#ixzz2xPw3Vs5u
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:41:37 +0000
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