Taurine

ANALYSIS ITEM	UNITS	TESTING DATA	STANDARD
Characteristic			A white crystalline powder
Identification		Positive	Positive
Clarity and color & solution		Pass	Clear and colorless
Chloride	%	<0.011	<0.011
Sulphate	%	<0.014	<0.014
Ammonium	%	<0.02	<0.02
Heavy metals	ppm	<10	<20
Arsenic	ppm	<1	<2
Easily carbonizable substances		Colorless	No color develops
Loss on drying	%	0.02	<0.2
Residue on ignition	%	0.06	<0.1
Assay	%	99.2	>98.5

Working Standard:  JP8

Package: 25kg/carton

Storage: Store in a well-closed container away from moisture

Shelf life: 2 years under proper situation

Taurine or L-Taurine is an amino acid that is considered to be the second most abundant in the body's muscle after glutamine. However, with new research scientists are beginning to think that taurine is the most abundant in the body's Type II muscle fibers, even more so than glutamine, which has led to much speculation for power athletes (45). Dairy products, meat, poultry, eggs, and fish are excellent natural sources of taurine.

Taurine has been known to increase muscle mass, muscle strength, power, reduces muscle damage caused by exercise, accelerate recovery between workouts, and may also have an insulin-like effect in the body. The processes by which these functions take place are not yet clearly known. However it appears that taurine has several critical functions and can act similarly to creatine in that it expands the body's cells by helping the muscle cell itself hold more water, thus increasing cell volume. It has been theorized that all these may be very important to high performance athletes as it helps in protein synthesis and thus muscle hypertrophy. Additionally, another theory is that taurine enhances structural contractile capabilities in the muscle itself and thus may aid the lifter in handling heavier weights. High muscle concentrations of taurine also seem to be of the utmost importance in aiding high performance athletes.