In relation to other energy-enhancing ingredients , such as taurine , the committee was unable to conclude that the level reported in energy drinks was within any upper safety limit .
To create the image , bryan william jones " assigned " colors to three organic molecules found in mouse eyes : taurine ( red ) , glutamine ( green ) , and glutamate ( blue ) .
The uk , germany and spain accounted for 56 per cent of west european volume , while france , which recently permitted taurine as an ingredient after banning it for many years , was the fastest growing market .
