Sugar: Red Bull is made with real sugar sourced from sugar beets. One 8.4 fl oz Red Bull Energy Drink contains 27g of sugars (sucrose and glucose).B-group vitamins: B-group vitamins play an important role in energy metabolism, such as the build-up and break-down of carbohydrates and protein. Moreover, B-group vitamins play a central role in the normal functions of the brain and nervous system and contribute to normal neurological and psychological functions.Caffeine: An 8.4 fl oz can of Red Bull contains 80mg of caffeine, about the same as a cup of coffee.Taurine aside, what else is in a Red Bull? Straight from their website: So that’s where they get the name Red Bull! And fun fact, the name taurine comes from taurus, which means bull or ox, as it was first isolated from ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin (Wikipedia). Wikipedia says it is essential for cardiovascular function, and development and function of skeletal muscle, the retina, and the central nervous system. Taurine is also contained in different foodstuffs like scallops, fish, poultry and most infant formulas.Ĭool. Put another way, a 70 kg person naturally already has in his body 70 times the amount of taurine contained in one can of Red Bull Energy Drink. A person weighing 70 kg has approximately 70 g of taurine distributed throughout their body. Taurine is found in high concentrations in muscle, brain, heart and blood. Wikipedia says it’s not actually an amino acid, but it is an acid containing an amino group. It is lacking a carboxyl group.
It is involved in a wide range of biological processes. Taurine is an amino acid, naturally occurring in the human body and present in the daily diet.
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