Here is one direct quote: “Energy drinks contain an ingredient extracted from bull semen and urine, revealed a study conducted by Longhorn Cattle Company (LCC) and a leaked video. If you enjoy your energy buzz while reading this article, you may decide to move on, or to put your drink to the side before your stomach revolts.”There were a lot of speculations that the energy drinks contain bull sperm in them and that the name of the Red Bull originates in its nasty preparation process. A lot of articles came with this idea, which was allegedly proven.
In the same article it is also stated that these drinks cannot be called vegetarian friendly and that they contain the substance taurine which comes from Taurus – the Latin word for bull.
However, the truth is that Taurine is in fact an amino acid. Amino acids are proteins. And it is also true that taurine can be found in animal tissue, large intestine, and human breast milk. The root of its name – Taurine comes from bull indeed. But, that is so because it was first isolated from an ox bile, and that is how it has got its name.
Another true fact is that taurine is really present in bull sperm. Nevertheless, that is not the source of taurine in your beverages. The one found in the beverages is synthesized in a lab. It is factory-made by chemical synthesis in food ingredient processing plants. There are a lot of taurine manufacturers nowadays. For instance, there are 40 taurine manufacturers in China alone.
So do not worry for bull sperm in your drinks. The only thing you should be concerned about when drinking energy drinks is the amount of sugar in them.
Source: blog.fooducate.com