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Taurine 500 mg

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Taurine 500 mg
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Score70
A clean 500 mg taurine capsule that is easy to use. The limited potency and relatively weak value are its main drawbacks.
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Quantity:60 Capsule(s) • (60 servings)
Goals:
Fitness
Cardiovascular Support
Detoxification
Anti-Aging
Anti-Inflammatory Support

Score 70

A clean 500 mg taurine capsule that is easy to use. The limited potency and relatively weak value are its main drawbacks.
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$14.00($0.23 per serving)
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Analysis

The 500 mg serving provides a moderate taurine amount that can fit a basic daily routine. Users seeking a full gram would need two capsules, shortening the bottle's practical supply.

The focused ingredient list is a positive for people avoiding broad blends. Purity grade, source traceability, and independent verification are not included in the supplied information.

Convenience is good, but taurine-specific value is weak for a single-ingredient formula. It may fit brand-loyal buyers, while cost-conscious users have stronger alternatives.

Who is it for
  • People seeking a modest taurine serving
  • Buyers who prefer a focused capsule
Best for
  • General maintenance intake
  • Simple supplement routines

Pros

  • Single listed active
  • Clear one-capsule dose
  • Easy to scale in 500 mg steps

Cons

  • Weak value per gram
  • Two capsules are needed for a full gram
  • No purity or testing details are supplied

Nutrient quality

82 Highest impact

Taurine is a usable free amino acid, but the supplied label does not identify purity or sourcing details and the half-gram amount is suitable for basic daily use but modest for targeted use. The single-active design fits the purpose without obvious padding or aggressive dosing.

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Ingredient transparency

81 Highest impact

The single active ingredient is listed with a specific amount and no proprietary blend hides it. Package arithmetic indicates a one-capsule serving, although daily intake guidance is not supplied.

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Customer satisfaction

56 Moderate impact

The average rating is strong and the very small rating count makes the average uncertain. Detailed feedback is absent, so recurring problems and purpose fit cannot be confirmed.

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Value for money

54 Moderate impact

The basic formula does not provide enough differentiation to justify its relatively high cost. A modest amount per serving limits cost efficiency.

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Goals

Fitness
Impact
High effect
B- Goal FitB- Strength of SupportD+ CoverageA Formula Quality

Taurine provides a focused route to cellular hydration, muscular function, and endurance support. Human performance evidence for taurine is promising but less consistent than evidence for creatine or caffeine.

The modest amount and single pathway limit expected contribution to a broader fitness plan. The streamlined formula is easy to assess and avoids distracting low-dose additions.

Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 21 studies
Cardiovascular Support
Impact
High effect
C+ Goal FitB- Strength of SupportD- CoverageA+ Formula Quality
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine provides focused support for cardiac signaling and vascular function. The maintenance-level amount and single pathway limit broader cardiovascular impact.

The label is simple and the amount is clear. Purity grade, source, and independent verification are not disclosed.

Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 24 studies
Detoxification
Impact
High effect
C+ Goal FitB- Strength of SupportD- CoverageA+ Formula Quality
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine provides focused support for bile-acid conjugation and fat-soluble waste excretion. The disclosed amount is suitable for modest maintenance use.

Source, purity grade, and independent testing are not disclosed. The formula remains narrow and does not support methylation, gut binding, or glutathione synthesis directly.

Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 2 studies
Anti-Aging
Impact
High effect
C Goal FitB- Strength of SupportD CoverageA Formula Quality
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine may support cardiovascular, metabolic, and cellular stress responses relevant to healthy aging. The single-capsule amount is transparent but sits at a more modest maintenance level.

Evidence for broad age-related outcomes remains developing, and the single active leaves major pathways uncovered. A clean, focused design avoids unnecessary ingredients.

Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 3 studies
Anti-Inflammatory Support
Impact
High effect
C+ Goal FitC+ Strength of SupportF CoverageA+ Formula Quality
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine offers focused antioxidant and cytokine-related support relevant to inflammation. The amount is useful but less substantial than stronger daily taurine servings.

The single-ingredient capsule is simple and free from padding. Missing purity, source, and testing details limit quality confidence, and no complementary pathway is included.

Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 12 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per serving
Taurine
500 mg
Gluten Free Adults 18–50
Report overview
Taurine · 500 mg OverallScore55
C- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityB- Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyF Value

The single-capsule dose fits the general-maintenance tier and is easy to interpret. The simple supplied ingredient list is clean, although no purity grade, traceable source, or independent verification is shown. Taurine-specific value is limited because the cost per gram falls into the highest-cost tier.

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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Taurine supplementation reduces myeloperoxidase and matrix-metalloproteinase-9 levels and improves the effects of exercise in cognition and physical fitness in older women.
    Chupel MU; Minuzzi LG; Furtado GE; Santos ML; Ferreira JP; Filaire E; Teixeira AM · Amino acids · 2021
    Randomized trial48 participantsAnti-Aging forTaurine
  2. Taurine as a possible antiaging therapy: A controlled clinical trial on taurine antioxidant activity in women ages 55 to 70.
    Abud GF; De Carvalho FG; Batitucci G; Travieso SG; Bueno Junior CR; Barbosa Junior F; Marchini JS; de Freitas EC · Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) · 2022
    Randomized trial24 participantsAnti-Aging forTaurine
  3. Association of taurine intake with changes in physical fitness among community-dwelling middle-aged and older Japanese adults: an 8-year longitudinal study.
    Domoto T; Kise K; Oyama Y; Furuya K; Kato Y; Nishita Y; Kozakai R; Otsuka R · Frontiers in nutrition · 2024
    Cohort studyAnti-Aging forTaurine
  4. Oxidative stress and inflammation in obesity after taurine supplementation: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
    Rosa FT; Freitas EC; Deminice R; Jordão AA; Marchini JS · European journal of nutrition · 2015
    Randomized trial24 participantsAnti-Inflammatory Support forTaurine
  5. Effect of taurine supplementation on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatrics under mechanical ventilation, a randomized controlled double-blind clinical trial.
    Shirzad-Yazdi N; Shorafa E; Abootalebi SN; Heidari R; Hojabri K; Doostfatemeh M; Masjedi F; Vazin A; Shafiekhani M · Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025
    Randomized trial77 participantsAnti-Inflammatory Support forTaurine
  6. Effect of taurine in muscle damage markers and inflammatory cytokines in running exercise.
    Wang Y; Xu T; Zhao H; Gu C; Li Z · Frontiers in physiology · 2022
    Non-randomized trial10 participantsAnti-Inflammatory Support forTaurine
  7. Exercise and taurine in inflammation, cognition, and peripheral markers of blood-brain barrier integrity in older women.
    Chupel MU; Minuzzi LG; Furtado G; Santos ML; Hogervorst E; Filaire E; Teixeira AM · Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2018
    Randomized trial48 participantsAnti-Inflammatory Support forTaurine
  8. Taurine supplementation has anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory effects before and after incremental exercise in heart failure.
    Ahmadian M; Roshan VD; Aslani E; Stannard SR · Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease · 2017
    Randomized trialAnti-Inflammatory Support forTaurine
  9. Taurine Supplementation Lowers Blood Pressure and Improves Vascular Function in Prehypertension: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
    Sun Q; Wang B; Li Y; Sun F; Li P; Xia W; Zhou X; Li Q; Wang X; Chen J; Zeng X; Zhao Z; He H; Liu D; Zhu Z · Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2016
    Randomized trial120 participantsCardiovascular Support forTaurine
  10. Taurine ameliorates blood pressure and vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Li Y; Wang Q; Liu Y; Li Q; Xia W; Lin S; Yang Q; Scholze A; Zhao Z; He H; Zhang H; Yan Z; Tepel M; Mu H; Zhu Z; Liu D · iScience · 2025
    Randomized trial165 participantsCardiovascular Support forTaurine
  11. Taurine reduces the risk for metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    Tzang CC; Chi LY; Lin LH; Lin TY; Chang KV; Wu WT; Özçakar L · Nutrition & diabetes · 2024
    Meta-analysis1,024 participants25 studies pooledCardiovascular Support forTaurine
  12. Effects of Oral Taurine Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.
    Nie Z; Liu Y; Zhang M; Wu C; Cao Q; Xu J; Zheng Y; Min Z; Zhang W; Han S · Nutrition reviews · 2025
    Meta-analysis34 studies pooledCardiovascular Support forTaurine
  13. The effects of taurine supplementation on glycemic control and serum lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Maleki V; Alizadeh M; Esmaeili F; Mahdavi R · Amino acids · 2021
    Randomized trial45 participantsCardiovascular Support forTaurine
  14. Dietary amino acid taurine ameliorates liver injury in chronic hepatitis patients.
    Hu YH; Lin CL; Huang YW; Liu PE; Hwang DF · Amino acids · 2008
    Non-randomized trial24 participantsDetoxification forTaurine
  15. Taurine status and response to intravenous taurine supplementation in adults with short-bowel syndrome undergoing long-term parenteral nutrition: a pilot study.
    Schneider SM; Joly F; Gehrardt MF; Badran AM; Myara A; Thuillier F; Coudray-Lucas C; Cynober L; Trivin F; Messing B · The British journal of nutrition · 2006
    Single-arm trial32 participantsDetoxification forTaurine
  16. Taurine supplementation enhances anaerobic power in elite speed skaters: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
    Buzdağlı Y; Eyipınar CD; Öget F; Şıktar E; Forbes SC; Tekin A · Biology of sport · 2023
    Randomized trial30 participantsFitness forTaurine
  17. The effect of acute taurine ingestion on 3-km running performance in trained middle-distance runners.
    Balshaw TG; Bampouras TM; Barry TJ; Sparks SA · Amino acids · 2013
    Randomized trial8 participantsFitness forTaurine
  18. Effects of different doses of taurine supplementation on repeated-sprint performance after exhaustive exercise in a high temperature and humidity environment.
    Cheng X; Lin Y; Li Z · Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
    Randomized trial16 participantsFitness forTaurine
  19. Oral taurine improves critical power and severe-intensity exercise tolerance.
    Waldron M; Patterson SD; Jeffries O · Amino acids · 2020
    Randomized trial12 participantsFitness forTaurine
  20. Acute taurine supplementation enhances thermoregulation and endurance cycling performance in the heat.
    Page LK; Jeffries O; Waldron M · European journal of sport science · 2019
    Randomized trial11 participantsFitness forTaurine