Taurine 500 mg

Taurine 500 mg

Solgar4.8 (1,925 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 250 Capsule(s) · 250 servings
Goals

Product analysis

57 out of 100

Taurine 500 mg is an affordable, straightforward option with limited support for blood-vessel function in selected adults. Broader fitness and longevity benefits remain uncertain.

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Nutrient Quality20

The quality of taurine remains uncertain because its form is unspecified. That leaves limited detail for comparing preparations.

Ingredient Transparency63

The taurine amount is disclosed, making servings easy to compare. Its form is missing, so the label gives a less complete picture of the preparation.

Value For Money80

Taurine offers good value for the amount supplied. Its cost is a positive feature when the specific intended use fits your needs.

Customer Satisfaction86

Customer ratings are favorable across a substantial review base. The feedback provides useful satisfaction context without establishing effectiveness.

Product Focus67

A single ingredient keeps the formula simple across several intended uses. Support is more specific to blood-vessel function in selected adults than to broad fitness or longevity benefits.

Format
Capsule
Container
250 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.08
Customer rating
4.8 · 1,925 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Liver & Detox
Impact
Moderate effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysC EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine participates in bile-acid conjugation, a process relevant to liver function. The supplied human findings do not support expecting general toxin clearance from a 500 mg serving.

How this product is rated for Liver & Detox

Ingredient fit74

The selected ingredients are closely aligned with the reviewed liver-support ingredients. The assessed amounts provide partial alignment with the saved ingredient comparisons.
Goal fit
The selected ingredients are closely aligned with the reviewed liver-support ingredients.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts provide partial alignment with the saved ingredient comparisons.

Pathways10

The strongest saved coverage relates to glutathione and conjugation. No reviewed mechanism reaches the saved coverage threshold.
Depth
The strongest saved coverage relates to glutathione and conjugation.
Breadth
No reviewed mechanism reaches the saved coverage threshold.

Evidence61

Taurine provides the strongest saved ingredient finding; the evidence remains specific to its reviewed context. The qualifying preparations match the saved reviewed comparisons.
Evidence strength
Taurine provides the strongest saved ingredient finding; the evidence remains specific to its reviewed context.
Studied preparation
The qualifying preparations match the saved reviewed comparisons.

Formulation logic100

No missing required ingredient partner was identified. No configured conflict was identified in the saved findings. All ingredients assessed for amounts reach the saved minimum comparison level.
Partner coverage
No missing required ingredient partner was identified.
Conflicts
No configured conflict was identified in the saved findings.
Effective doses
All ingredients assessed for amounts reach the saved minimum comparison level.
Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 2 studies
Cardiovascular Support
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitD- PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine has promising blood-pressure findings in adults with prehypertension. The 500 mg serving is below the 1.6 g daily exposure used in the reviewed twelve-week trial, so it represents only partial exposure. The findings focus on vascular tone without establishing benefit in people with normal blood pressure. Optional repeated servings are not used to turn this serving into a complete trial regimen.

How this product is rated for Cardiovascular Support

Ingredient fit74

Taurine provides a focused connection to blood-pressure research. The serving supplies less taurine than the reviewed prehypertension trial; it receives partial amount consideration.
Goal fit
Taurine provides a focused connection to blood-pressure research.
Dose adequacy
The serving supplies less taurine than the reviewed prehypertension trial; it receives partial amount consideration.

Pathways40

Vascular tone is the only covered area.
Depth
Vascular tone is the only covered area.
Breadth
Only vascular tone reaches the breadth threshold.

Evidence88

Taurine drives the evidence finding, based on a narrow prehypertension population and blood-pressure outcomes.
Evidence strength
Taurine drives the evidence finding, based on a narrow prehypertension population and blood-pressure outcomes.
Studied preparation
The saved findings accept the counted preparations; this does not establish a complete matching trial regimen.

Formulation logic100

No unmet partner requirement or matched conflict is recorded. All counted ingredients pass the saved minimum amount threshold, which is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
Every counted ingredient can stand alone or has its required partner; no additional combined clinical benefit is established.
Conflicts
No matched formulation conflict is recorded.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients pass the saved minimum amount threshold, which is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 24 studies
Longevity
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine has animal longevity findings, but these do not establish human lifespan or healthspan benefits or a routine anti-aging dose.

How this product is rated for Longevity

Ingredient fit74

Taurine provide the main connections, although relevance depends on the specific preparation and serving amount.
Goal fit
Taurine provides the relevant ingredient connection.
Dose adequacy
The declared serving amounts provide uneven contributions; the amount comparison does not establish a proven anti-aging dose.

Pathways18

The saved findings concentrate on selected functional or antioxidant-related processes rather than broad preservation of aging-related function.
Depth
The strongest represented area is mitochondrial energy production. This describes ingredient roles rather than demonstrated slowing of aging.
Breadth
No area reaches the comparison threshold.

Evidence82

The human findings concern narrow outcomes and particular preparations or populations, rather than human lifespan extension.
Evidence strength
Taurine supplies the leading evidence contribution, with benefits limited by the populations and outcomes studied.
Studied preparation
The qualifying ingredient preparations match the saved comparison; this does not extend results to broader aging outcomes.

Formulation logic100

The contributing ingredients meet the supplied partner requirements; the configured check identifies no conflict.
Partner coverage
The contributing ingredients can act independently or have the partners required by the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified; this is a limited interaction check.
Effective doses
All contributing ingredients meet the amount threshold used for this comparison, which is not a proven anti-aging dose.
Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 3 studies
Fitness
Impact
Moderate effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysC+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Taurine at 500 mg offers a possible endurance-related contribution, but it is below the supplied 1 g running-trial amount. Evidence is small and event-specific, so broad strength or recovery benefits remain uncertain.

How this product is rated for Fitness

Ingredient fit74

The main ingredients have a clear training-related purpose. Several relevant amounts are below the saved reference levels or remain undisclosed.
Goal fit
The main ingredients have a clear training-related purpose.
Dose adequacy
Several relevant amounts are below the saved reference levels or remain undisclosed.

Pathways12

The strongest saved connection is muscle energy and buffering, with limited coverage. No performance mechanism reaches the saved coverage threshold.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is muscle energy and buffering, with limited coverage.
Breadth
No performance mechanism reaches the saved coverage threshold.

Evidence67

Taurine supplies the strongest saved evidence at a qualifying amount. The preparation, exercise setting and nutritional context still affect applicability. The saved preparation check is satisfied for the ingredients at qualifying amounts.
Evidence strength
Taurine supplies the strongest saved evidence at a qualifying amount. The preparation, exercise setting and nutritional context still affect applicability.
Studied preparation
The saved preparation check is satisfied for the ingredients at qualifying amounts.

Formulation logic100

The saved findings identify no missing required ingredient partner. No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied record.
Partner coverage
The saved findings identify no missing required ingredient partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied record.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in the saved amount check meet its minimum threshold; this does not guarantee a noticeable training benefit.
Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 21 studies
Inflammation
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Taurine · 500 mg

Taurine has antioxidant mechanisms and some inflammatory-marker findings in selected metabolic-disease populations. These findings provide a limited connection to inflammatory signalling, without establishing routine clinical anti-inflammatory benefit for general users. The 500 mg serving does not itself demonstrate a studied daily regimen.

How this product is rated for Inflammation

Ingredient fit74

Taurine is central to the relevant findings. Smaller or unresolved relevant amounts limit alignment with the saved comparison ranges.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients are the main focus of the formula, although the product is linked to other goals.
Dose adequacy
Smaller or unresolved relevant amounts limit alignment with the saved comparison ranges.

Pathways17

The main saved connection is to inflammatory gene signalling. The existing connection is limited and does not reach the saved coverage threshold for any pathway.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is to inflammatory gene signalling.
Breadth
The existing connection is limited and does not reach the saved coverage threshold for any pathway.

Evidence87

Taurine findings in selected metabolic-disease populations do not establish routine clinical benefit.
Evidence strength
Taurine findings in selected metabolic-disease populations do not establish routine clinical benefit.
Studied preparation
The usable forms are treated as matching the saved study comparisons; this does not establish identical clinical effects.

Formulation logic100

The relevant ingredients have no missing required partner or configured conflict. Their amounts clear the saved inclusion threshold.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients can contribute without an additional missing partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
The counted ingredients reach the saved amount threshold, which is a comparison convention rather than proof of benefit.
Study evidence
Taurine Supportive 12 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Taurine
500 mg 73
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Kosher Dairy Free Sugar Free Halal Vegetarian
Report overview
Taurine · 500 mg OverallScore73
B- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityB- Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyB+ Value
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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 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Oral taurine improves critical power and severe-intensity exercise tolerance.
    Waldron M; Patterson SD; Jeffries O · Amino acids · 2020
    Randomized trial12 participantsFitness forTaurine
  10. 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
  11. 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 participantsInflammation forTaurine
  12. 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 participantsInflammation forTaurine
  13. 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 participantsInflammation forTaurine
  14. 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 participantsInflammation forTaurine
  15. 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 trialInflammation forTaurine
  16. 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 participantsLiver & Detox forTaurine
  17. 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 participantsLiver & Detox forTaurine
  18. 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 participantsLongevity forTaurine
  19. 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 participantsLongevity forTaurine
  20. 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 studyLongevity forTaurine