Taurine
Taurine, a kind of nonprotein aminophenol and white acicular crystal, smell-less, sourish and innoxious. It is widely consisted in organisms and also a aminophenol with special physiological function. It is originally found in cattle's bile and its molecular formula is NH*-CH*-CH*-SO3H.

Its medicinal clinic functions are: antiphlogistic, antalgic, antifebrile, reducing blood sugar, keeping normal ocular function; adjusting nerve conduct and fat assimilation. It also takes part in incretion activity, increases systole to improve immunity, which has sanitarian effect to different ages. Besides, as additive, it is also widely added in milk, milk powder, juice, compound monosodium glutamate and bean products to increase nutrition; it can also be used as surfactant, activity dose, humid dose, emulsion and PH lenitive.

With our power strengthening and standard of living improving, intelligent food becomes popular in China and taurine becomes more widely used in food industry. While in those developed nations such as US, Japan and European countries, the content of taurine is required no less than 0.*6mg/**0ml in milk products for infants/babies, so as to ensure normal development and growth for infants/babies, it has special effect to fetus and babies. In addition, taurine has more healthcare effects such as strengthening physique, improving efficiency, preventing diseases and has special effect to adults' blood vessels; it can also be taken as excellent food additive for adults.

Owning to its special nutritious and healthcare effects, the consumption of taurine in food industry and fruit industry has increased step by step.

Taurine is an endogenous amino acid having the physiological functions as follow: antipyretic, alleviating pain, protecting liver, lowering blood sugar levels, maintaining the normal visual sense, regulating nerve conduction and adjusting fat metabolism.