Paul Saladino· MD
Beef cheek (masseter muscle) is the clear winner here, with around 368mg taurine per 100g.
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Beef cheek (masseter muscle) is the clear winner here, with around 368mg taurine per 100g.
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torine milligrams cheek muscle is 382
So the best source of torine is beef cheeks. And yes, I apologize in advance because all of the butchers in the United States are now going to be sold out of beef cheeks.
Beef cheek, incidentally, also is about five times higher than the rest of the animal in terms of taurine levels. So beef cheek is good for taurine. Maxing taurine is an amino acid that's associated with beneficial cardiovascular outcomes.
Maxing taurine is an amino acid that's associated with beneficial cardiovascular outcomes.
So beef cheek is good for taurine.