Which vegan foods are high in taurine?

Question

Taurine is a amino acid often toted to be high in meats but often deficient in vegan products. I believe there are vegan foods out there high in taurine and want to find out what others know on the subject.

Answer 1

Taurine is not an amino acid. Your lower intestine produces it (I think) so it is not totally necessary to include it in your food.

Besides, almost all vegetables contain a little of all the essential amino acids, if I'm not mistaken.

Answer 2

None. Humans do not need taurine.

Answer 3

They aren't.  But as long as you get a sufficient supply of other amino acids you will be fine.  You don't actually *need* taurine in your diet (cats and other carnivores need it to survive, but we don't).

Answer 4

I know that energy drinks usually have taurine in them, but I'm not sure which ones are vegan.

BUT, taurine is a nonessential amino acid, which means that it is manufactured from other amino acids in the liver; it does not have to be obtained directly through the diet.