Coffee Nomad

This is a pseudo-follow up to a previous post on the Starbucks Doubleshot Energy Drink

I thought the Starbucks Doubleshot Energy+Coffee bevvy couldn’t possibly have taurine in it, then i noticed that it does:

According to this Wikipedia article, taurine was originally discovered as a derivative of cow bile (hence “taurine,” which takes after the Latin word for “bull,” which is “taurus”). Taurine is also present in bull urine. I have also heard this from at least two other people, so I’m pretty sure it must be true.

The article also goes on to explain how taurine has proven to be useful in disease prevention and general bodily function. Another important note: The taurine that we consume through Monster or Rockstar is not from cow bile directly.

But cow bile? Seriously, eww.